Delhi-based module linked to Hafiz Saeed’s charity FIF; three persons arrested

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) claimed to have busted a terror funding module of Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF), a charity run by Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed in Pakistan. FIF was designated as a terrorist entity by the U.S. in 2010.

Raids were conducted in Nizamuddin, Daryaganj and Kucha Ghasiram in Delhi and three persons were arrested, the NIA said in a statement.

Dubai link

The NIA said Mohammad Salman, 52, a resident of Nizamuddin in south-east Delhi, was an “FIF operative.”

“He is in regular touch with one Dubai-based Pakistani national, who in turn is connected with the Deputy Chief of the Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation,” the NIA said.

The FIF is a front organisation of proscribed terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba.

“The accused person has been receiving funds being sent by FIF operators and his associates, through hawala operators,” the NIA said.

“Accused persons along with other persons in various countries including Pakistan, UAE, etc. are sending money through hawala to India to further their nefarious activities and create unrest in India and carry out the terrorist activities.”

‘Hawala conduit’ held

The other two accused were identified as Mohd Salim alias Mama, a ‘hawala conduit’ from Daryaganj and a courier Sajjad Abdul Wani, 34, a resident of Srinagar.

The NIA said it also conducted raids at Rajaram and Company at Kucha Ghasiram in Old Delhi and seized ₹1.56 crore, ₹43,000 in Nepali currency, 14 mobiles phones, 5 pen drives and several incriminating documents.

The NIA had registered a case in July under various sections of the UAPA on information that some Delhi-based individuals were receiving funds from FIF operatives based abroad.