The NIA in a statement charged 42-year-old Shahid Yousuf of “receiving and collecting funds through international wire money transfer” from a Saudi Arabia-based Aizaz Ahmad Bhat, who is accused of being a member of the Pakistan-based terror group. “The money was being wire transferred to Shahid Yousuf by Bhat,” the NIA said in the statement. Yousuf has a masters degree in agriculture and works as a village agricultural assistant in the state’s agriculture department. The case dates back to 2011 when the Delhi Police’s special cell registered a case against Hizbul Mujahideen under sections 13, 17, 18, and 20 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. The federal agency has filed two chargesheets against six people including Ghulam Ahmad Bhat, a close aide of separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani.

Source: Hindustan Times October 24, 2017 07:44 UTC