Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) tonight in connection with a money laundering case against him. Officials said, Shah was arrested in Srinagar and is expected to be brought to Delhi tomorrow. He would be produced in a court here. <br/><br/>ED had issued multiple summons to Shah, but he never deposed before the central investigating agency. A Delhi court had earlier this month issued a non-bailable warrant against the separatist leader.<br/>'<br/>The agency had issued several summons to Shah over the last few years in pursuance of August 2005 case, wherein the Delhi Police's Special Cell had arrested Mohammed Aslam Wani, an alleged hawala dealer, who claimed that he passed on 2.25 crore rupees to Shah. <br/><br/>The ED had registered a criminal case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against Shah and Wani.<br/><br/>
News On AIR | July 26, 2017 1:10 AM
Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah arrested in money laundering case