ED files chargesheet against Lashkar chief Hafiz Saeed in terror financing case

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed chargesheet against Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Muhammad Hafiz Saeed, his deputy Shahid Mehmood, a Dubai-based Pakistani national Mohammad Kamran and a Delhi-based hawala operator Mohammad Salim in connection with money laundering probe against the outfit’s financial arm Falah-i-Insaniyat (FiF) Foundation.

The ED initiated investigation under PMLA based on chargesheet filed by NIA against Mohd. Salman, Mohd. Salim @ Mama and Mohd. Kamran under Section 120B, 121 of IPC, 1860 read with Section 17, 18, 21, 38 & 40 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967.

Accused Mohd. Salman was found to be involved in receiving funds, from FIF operators and his associates, through illegally operated hawala channel.

FIF is a Pakistan based terror organisation established by Jamat-ud-Dawa. It was founded by Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the head of terrorist organizations Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jamat-ud-Dawa.

Falah-i-Insaniyat foundation has been designated as terrorist organization by the United Nations on 14.03.2012. The key mentor of these organisations viz. Hafiz Mohammad Saeed was also designated as Global terrorist by the UN. The FIF is nothing but a front end organization of JuD&LeT that was formed to evade security and sanctions.

The Government of India has designated FIF as a terrorist organisation.

Investigation under PMLA revealed that funds were re-routed from Pakistan to Dubai and further to India through Hawala channels. Mohd. Salman was the recipient of funds sent by Mohd. Kamran and his associates Abdul Aziz Behlim and ArifGulambashirDharampuria, in Dubai. Incriminating documents seized from the house of Mohd. Salman, Mohd. Salim and Mohammad ArifGulambashirDharampuria during the searches conducted by NIA and email correspondence reflect these hawala transactions by Mohd. Uzair to Mohd. Kamran, on the instructions of Mohd.

Investigations conducted by ED have resulted in quantification of proceeds of Crime to the tune of ₹ 4.69 crores. Three immovable property of accused Mohd. Salman, located in New Delhi, having a value of ₹73.12 Lacs is attached provisionally under PMLA.