New Delhi, Jul 26 : A Delhi court today remanded to seven-day Enforcement Directorate custody Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah in connection with a money laundering case for alleged terror financing. Directorate of Enforcement had registered a case against Shah and Mohammed Aslam Wani (35) an alleged hawala dealer, under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Arrested on August 26, 2005, allegedly with Rs 63 lakh received through 'hawala' channels from the Middle East and a large cache of ammunition, Wani revealed that Rs 50 lakh was to be delivered to Shah and Rs 10 lakh to Jaish-e-Mohammad area commander in Srinagar Abu Baqar. The remainder, Wani said, was his commission. The Directorate of Enforcement after registration of the case has issued multiple summons to Shah but he never deposed before the investigating agency. A Delhi court, after hearing, had issued Non-Bailable Warrants (NBWs) against Shah. Wani, who belongs to Srinagar, submitted that he delivered around Rs 2.25 crore to Shah and his kin in multiple installments. ED had sought custody of the accused for probing the "proceeds of crime" of alleged terror financing in this case. Shah had submitted that the case against him was politically motivated. Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma, after hearing the submissions on behalf of the counsel for ED and accused, ordered seven days ED custodial interrogation of Shah, who was arrested late last night by the Jammu and Kashmir Police in Srinagar. UNI
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