NIA arrests Zahoor Watali in J&K terror funding case

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali in connection with funding of terrorist and separatist activities in Jammu & Kashmir.NIA sources said here today that it had conducted searches on different parts in Srinagar, Handwara, Kupwara and Baramulla belonging to the relatives and employees of Zahoor Watali.

The Official said that during the searches highly incriminating material pertaining to receipt of funds by Zahoor Watali from foreign sources and its further distribution to the terrorists and separatists in Kashmir Valley for anti-India activities have been unearthed.Earlier, on June 3, the Agency had searched Zahoor Watali’s house in Srinagar and seized incriminating documents pertaining to several financial transactions and land deals. The property documents seized have shown a huge amount of cash transactions in sale & purchase. (UNI)