NIA arrests Hurriyat terror financier Zahoor Watali in Srinagar

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today arrested Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali in connection with the funding of terrorists and separatist activities in Jammu and Kashmir.

The arrest comes after the agency conducted extensive raids across 12 locations in Srinagar and parts of North Kashmir in connection with the case. Multiple locations in Srinagar, Handwara, Kupwara and Baramulla belonging to the relatives and employees of Watali were raided.

The raids unearthed highly incriminating material pertaining to the receipt of funds by Zahoor Watali from foreign sources, and their further distribution to the terrorists and separatists in the Valley for anti-India activities.