UP ATS arrests man linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed sending funds to Pakistan
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad has arrested Mohammad Zafar for allegedly collecting funds for the Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed. Investigators claim he was radicalized by Masood Azhar and used social media to promote jihad.
Why it matters
This arrest underscores the ongoing efforts by Indian security agencies to curb terror financing and online radicalization.
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested a 24-year-old Bihar resident for his alleged links with Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and for collecting donations in the name of a madrasa and attempting to send the money to Pakistan for activities linked to jihad in India, officials said.The accused, identified as Mohammad Zafar, son of Mohammad Zaheer, a resident of Mirganj village under Rauta police station in Purnia district of Bihar, was arrested by the UP ATS on August 17.According to the ATS, intelligence inputs indicated that Zafar was collecting money from people in the name of a madrasa and transferring the funds to a Pakistan-based organisation with the purported objective of supporting jihad in India.The agency also received information that he was influenced by Maulana Masood Azhar, the chief of the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed, and was sharing his speeches and other material to allegedly incite people towards violent jihad.The…
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