J&K: ED Arrests Kupwara Man For 'Terror Financing,' Involvement In MBBS Admissions In Pakistan

ED said that it has arrested Mohammad Abdullah Shah, a resident of Kupwara under the provisions of PMLA, 2002 in connection with a money laundering case.

The Central agency said that the accused was produced before the court of the Special Judge ACB (CBI-Cases) Srinagar, Kashmir.

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested a Kupwara resident in a money laundering case linked to admissions of Jammu and Kashmir students in MBBS and other courses in Pakistan.

In a post on X, ED said that it has arrested Mohammad Abdullah Shah, a resident of Kupwara under the provisions of PMLA, 2002 in connection with a money laundering case.

"ED has arrested Mohammad Abdullah Shah, a resident of Kupwara, J&K, on 06/02/2024 under the provisions of PMLA, 2002 in connection with money laundering case wherein accused persons involved in terror financing were hand in glove with Pakistani handler Manzoor Ahmad Shah, who arranged admissions in MBBS & other courses in the colleges of Pakistan for students from J&K," the ED posted on X.

ED has arrested Mohammad Abdullah Shah, a resident of Kupwara, J&K, on 06/02/2024 under the provisions of PMLA, 2002 in connection with money laundering case wherein accused persons involved in terror financing were hand in glove with Pakistani handler Manzoor Ahmad Shah, who…

— ED (@dir_ed) February 8, 2024

The Central agency said that Shah was produced before the court of the Special Judge ACB (CBI-Cases) Srinagar, Kashmir. "The court has granted ED custody till February 13," it said.