Early Times Report
Jammu, June 22: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday opposed the bail plea of Kashmiri separatist Shabir Shah and further accused him of colluding with Pakistan to create unrest in Jammu and Kashmir.
In its reply filed in response to the bail petition of Shabir Shah in a Delhi court, the ED stated, “Shabir Shah was also involved in terror financing activities as terrorists need money to sustain themselves and to carry out terrorist acts.”
“Money-laundering is the method by which criminals disguise the illegal origins of their wealth and protect their asset bases, so as to avoid the suspicion of law enforcement agencies and prevent leaving a trail of incriminating evidence,” it added.
An official said, “Separatists, including Shabir Shah, Yasin Malik, Nayeem Khan, Asiya Andrabi and many others, have been cut to size. They are in jails as the investigating agencies have established their links with terror groups and their handlers sitting across the Line of Control.”
He said, “Since the day Kashmiri separatists have been jailed, Kashmir has turned peaceful. After August 5, 2019, there have been no strike or chalo calls and the stone-pelting incidents have declined. The money which these separatists received through illegal channels was used to orchestrate street protests and to help the terrorists.”
An observer said, “Separatists have been the biggest beneficiaries of the turmoil in Kashmir as they built palatial houses, travelled in big cars and sent their kith and kin to foreign countries to pursue their careers.”
He said, “They kept the pot boiling to ensure that they get all the facilities. Had they been jailed earlier, the situation in Kashmir could have been better.”
“The days of selling the blood of Kashmiris and turning the youth into cannon-fodder have ended. These people won’t get the bail so easily as the charge sheets that have been prepared against them are enough to earn them conviction and punishment,” the observer added. |
