AP photoTRANSACTIONS AMOUNTING to approximately Rs 38 crore from 17 accounts in four banks of south Kashmir are under the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) scanner for suspected links with militants or separatist groups, The Indian Express has learnt. “Some of these withdrawals appear suspicious, as they took place on the eve of such incidents… Their links to separatist or terror groups will be probed,” a source said. Around Rs 38 crore was reportedly deposited in the accounts of small or mid-level businessmen whose income stated in annual tax returns is a few lakhs. The agency has put the accounts under scanner after intelligence agencies found the transactions suspicious, officials said. If the funds are found to be linked to terror groups or meant for anti-national activities, the NIA will register an FIR and launch a full-fledged probe, sources said.

Source: Indian Express August 24, 2016 21:45 UTC