| Mirwaiz finally before NIA, but 'not cooperating' | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Apr 8: Separatist leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on Monday appeared before the National Investigation Agency (NIA) here in connection with its probe into the terror funding case but is not cooperating with the investigators, official sources said.
An NIA source privy to the investigation told that the Mirwaiz, who leads the moderate faction of the Hurriyat Conference, was asked about his connections with hawala operators and his contacts in foreign countries.
"As of now, he has been unable to give any proper reply," the source said.
The source also said that the NIA officials also asked him about details of his bank accounts, his movable and immovable properties and his relatives residing in India and abroad and their businesses. The source also said that the NIA team also sought answers to the documents and other incriminating materials seized from his residence during the raids on February 26 this year. The source said that the Hurriyat leader may be questioned till 8 p.m.
Earlier in the day, the Mirwaiz arrived at the NIA headquarters amid security provided by the agency, right from his arrival at the Indira Gandhi International airport here.
He was accompanied by Hurriyat Conference leaders Abdul Ghani Bhat and Maulana Abbas Ansari.
The Mirwaiz, charged with involvement in the case, had earlier ignored two summons of the NIA, citing security reasons and seeking that he be questioned in Srinagar itself. However, the NIA, in its third summons on Friday, assured that it would ensure security to him in Delhi. |
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