ED attaches J&K properties of seven Hizbul terrorists

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached 13 properties in Jammu and Kashmir belonging to seven Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists in the ongoing terror financing case against the outfit's chief Syed Salahuddin, the agency said on Tuesday.The ED attached the properties, worth Rs 1.22 crore, owned by Mohammad Shafi Shah and six others, under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The agency initiated investigation in the case based on charge sheet filed by National Investigation Agency against Shah, Talib Lali, Mohammed Yusuf, Gulam Nabi Khan, Umer Farooq Shera, Manzoor Ahmad Dar, Zaffar Hussain Bhat, Nazir Ahmad Dar, Abdul Majeed Sofi, Mubarak Shah, Muzaffar Ahmad Dar and Mushtaq Ahmad Lone under charges of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Shah, the alleged mastermind behind illegal distribution of funds, Lali, Muzaffar Dar and Lone are currently lodged in Tihar Jail here.
--IANS rak/vd