In Kanga Bhrooti hamlet along the Line of Control in J&K's Poonch district, police claimed to have detained two people and recovered over Rs 25 lakh in cash meant for “terror financing.”
“Hawala money amounting to Rs. 25, 81,500/- meant for #terror #financing was seized from two persons in village Kanga Bhrooti near the #LoC #Poonch. Accused arrested & FIR No.305/2021 U/S 17,18,40 ULAPA /120B IPC has been registered in PS Mendhar & investigation is going on, ” Inspector General of Police Jammu, Mukesh Singh wrote in a tweet on his official Twitter handle.
A separate police statement identified the arrested duo as Mohammad Shakeel and Mohammad Alyas- both residents of Kanga Bhrooti. They were arrested along with the hawala money by Poonch Police assisted by Army during raids on different locations in the area, police said.