New Delhi: Fresh revelations have emerged from Delhi Police Special Cell’s probe into Delhi riots, which resulted in death of more than 50 people in deadly clashes.
Special Cell has found clues of foreign funding in the Delhi violence from Malaysia and Singapore, hinting at a bigger plot behind the bloody violence on city streets.
According to the status report filed by Delhi Police’s Special Cell, funds have been traced back to Saudi Arabia to an NRI in Singapore, reported India Today.
In the status report filed in the court, the Special Cell also disclosed that Khalid Saifi, an accused who was arrested in connection with the riots, went to Malaysia to meet controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik.
The Special Cell had arrested Khalid Saifi, a mastermind of the Delhi violence, and also recovered his passport. In the investigation, details of the same passport revealed that Khalid Saifi had met Naik, absconding from India.
This is the same Khalid Saifi who had a meeting with Tahir Hussain and JNU alumnus Umar Khalid in Shaheen Bagh during which the riots were planned.
The investigations have revealed that former Congress municipal councilor Ishrat Jahan got funds from a suspicious route in Ghaziabad and other relatives in Maharashtra. Ishrat was also arrested by Delhi Police in March for her involvement in the Delhi riots case. The interrogation of Khalid Saifi and Ishrat Jahan remains pending due to the coronavirus outbreak and the lockdown, reported India Today.
