Jammu and Kashmir Police arrests separatist leader Shabir Shah on money laundering charges

Separatist leader Shabir Shah was arrested by Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday night on charges of money laundering.

Shah is the founder and president of the Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP). He will be handed over to the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday.

Shabir Shah is being questioned by the NIA.  

The central probe agency issued several summons to Shah over the last few years in pursuance of a case filed in August 2005 wherein the Delhi Police's Special Cell had arrested Mohammed Aslam Wani (35), an alleged hawala dealer, who had claimed that he had passed on Rs 2.25 crore to Shah.

Shah's arrest comes a day after 7 Hurriyat leaders were arrested following the India Today expose showing them receiving terror funding from Pakistan for stoking violence in the Kashmir Valley and killing people. These 7 Hurriyat leaders have been sent to 10-day NIA custody.