The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a Prosecution Complaint (chargesheet in police parlance) under Prevention of Money Laundering Act against Bilquies Shah, wife of Shabir Ahmad Shah, before a Special Court here in a terror funding case.

This is a Supplementary Prosecution Complaint to an earlier one filed against Shabir Ahmad Shah and Mohammad Aslam Wani on September 23, 2017.

“In this complaint, Dr. Bilquies Shah has been accused for her role in the commission of offence of money laundering in terms of Section 3 of PMLA. ED had attached the proceeds of crime in the form of property, located in posh area of Srinagar, belonging to Shabir Ahmad Shah being held in the name of his wife and daughters. Shabir Shah has been found to be carrying out illicit activities along with his accomplice Mohammad Aslam Wani, who is an activist of banned terror organisation JeM (Jaish-e-Mohammad). He was using Aslam Wani as a carrier for collecting Hawala money sent by his Pakistan-based outfits through Hawala operators to deliver the same to him and his wife Dr Bilquies Shah in Srinagar for carrying out illegal activities,” the ED said in a statement.

Investigation under PMLA revealed that Shabir Shah, without having any legitimate sources of income, had received money for carrying out separatist activities in Jammu & Kashmir and had acquired various properties through a maze of dubious transactions. Bilquies Shah has also received illegitimate money from Mohammad Aslam Wani (carrier of Shabir Shah) on various occasions, it said.

Investigation under PMLA is based upon the charge sheet filed by Special Cell, Delhi Police in 2005 under Sections Indian Penal Code Sections relating to criminal conspiracy and waging war against the nation besides provisions of Explosive Substance Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act as also Arms Act against Mohammad Aslam Wani. As per the charge sheet, Wani was apprehended with 5 kg of explosive, one pistol with 15 live cartridges and Rs 62,96,000 in cash.