New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday attached the immovable property of Shabir Ahmad Shah, the President of the Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP), in Srinagar in a terror financing case.
Terror financing case: ED attaches separatist leader Shabir Shah's property in Srinagar
The ED said Shah had acquired the property worth Rs. 25.8 lakhs located in Effandi Bagh, Rawalpora which was being held in the name of his wife and daughters. The property has been attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Shah has been involved in carrying out "illicit activities" along with his accomplice Mohd Aslam Wani, an activist of the banned Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), said the ED.
The agency also stated that Shah received money for carrying out separatists activities in the valley. ED alleged that the JKDFP was in touch with Hafiz Saeed, the founder of terror outfit Jama'at-ud-Da'wah (JuD).
JKDFP is a separatist political party launched by Shah in 1998 which favours tripartite talks involving India, Pakistan and Kashmir's representatives.
