SHOPIAN:In a significant breakthrough against the terror ecosystem, Shopian Police have busted an intra-UT terror financing module having links with terrorists lodged in different jails and arrested 10 terrorist associates.
Police said that during a focused investigation into suspected financial networks linked to terrorist activities, suspicious online financial transactions carried out through various payment platforms were analysed, leading to tracing of money trails across multiple layers. The investigation revealed a wider network of individuals allegedly involved in terror financing.
Accordingly, *FIR No. 231/2026 under relevant sections of law has been registered at Police Station Shopian.*
*Those arrested have been identified as:*
1. Owais Shafi Naikoo S/o Mohammad Shafi Naikoo R/o Saidpora Bala, Shopian
2. Tajamul Ahmad Shah S/o Ab. Rashid Shah R/o Rawalpora, Shopian
3. Moiz Iqbal S/o Mohammad Iqbal Hajam R/o Chitragam Kalan
4. Imdad Yousuf Ganie S/o Mohd Yousuf Ganie R/o Chitragam Kalan
5. Saqib Zahoor Wani S/o Zahoor Ahmad Wani R/o Murran, Pulwama
6. Aamir Ahmad Ganie S/o Gh Nabi Ganie R/o Armolah, Pulwama
7. Firdous Thokar S/o Gh Qadir Thokar R/o Nadigund, Trenz
8. Liyaqat Nazir Lone S/o Nazir Ahmad Lone R/o Murran, Pulwama
9. Mohd Hanief S/o Kaju Sheru R/o Check Haria, Kathua
10. Kaju S/o Haji Sheeru R/o Check Haria, Kathua
Initial investigation has revealed that the accused were clandestinely collecting and raising funds from the general public and channelising the money through established financial links to facilitate the terrorist activities of *Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) / The Resistance Front (TRF).*
The funds were also allegedly being utilised to provide logistical support, including *smartphones*, for furthering terrorist activities.
Further investigation is underway to ascertain the wider network, establish additional financial linkages and identify other individuals involved in the module. More arrests are expected, police said.
The operation reflects the continued commitment of J&K Police, in coordination with other security agencies, towards dismantling terror-support networks, disrupting unlawful financial channels and safeguarding peace and security across the Union Territory.
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