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Watch: Hizbul chief Salahuddin's son Shahid Yusuf arrested for terror funding

Watch: Hizbul chief Salahuddin's son Shahid Yusuf arrested for terror funding

Hizbul chief Salahuddin's son Shahid Yusuf arrested

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Yusuf was arrested after questioning by NIA sleuths in New Delhi.

Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin's son Shahid Yusuf has been arrested by the National Investigation Agency(NIA) for terror funding.

NIA arrested Yusuf for terror funding through illegal hawala channels.

Yusuf was arrested after questioning by NIA sleuths in New Delhi.

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An NIA spokesman said that 42-year-old Shahid, at present working in the Jammu and Kashmir government's agricultural department, was summoned to the headquarters after which he was placed under arrest, PTI reported.

The NIA alleged that Shahid used to receive funds through international wire money transfer from Aijaz Ahmed Bhat, an absconding accused, at present based in Saudi Arabia.

The agency alleged that Shahid is "one of several Indian contacts of Bhat" who have been in telephonic contact with him to receive the money transfer codes.

The case, registered by the NIA in April 2011, relates to transfer of money from Pakistan to Jammu and Kashmir through Hawala channels via Delhi which was suspected to be used in funding terrorism and secessionist activities.

The NIA has so far filed two charge sheets against six people which included G M Bhat, a close aide of pro-Pakistan separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mohammed Siddiq Ganai, Ghulam Jeelani Liloo and Farooq Ahmed Dagga. All the four were in judicial custody.

Besides them, two others - Mohammed Maqbool Pandit and Aijaz Ahmed Bhat - have also been chargesheeted by the NIA but both of them were absconding. An Interpol Red Corner notice has been issued against both.

In July, Hizbul chief Syed Salahuddin had admitted to a Pakistan TV channel that his group carried out terror attacks in India.

Salahuddin also admitted to purchasing weapons from international markets, adding that he has the capacity to deliver weapons anywhere if he is paid for it.

The US on June 27 had declared Salahuddin, "Specially Designated Global Terrorist", hours before visiting Prime Minister Modi's meeting with US President Donald Trump.