The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has submitted an additional supplementary charge sheet in a money laundering case linked to alleged terrorist activities, which also involves the banned organization Popular Front of India (PFI).
On October 20, the charge sheet was filed against Syed Mohd Kasim Ibrahim, who is presently in judicial custody. The ED filed the prosecution complaint (an equivalent of a charge sheet) before Additional Sessions Judge Sachin Gupta. The matter has been scheduled for consideration on October 26.
The ED's Special Public Prosecutor, N K Matta, in conjunction with advocate Mohd Faizan Khan, informed the court that there is substantial evidence to prosecute the accused in this case.
The case revolves around the alleged laundering of Rs 120 crore over several years. The PFI was prohibited by the Indian government in September of the previous year due to its purported links with terrorist activities and affiliations with global terrorist organizations such as ISIS.
The ED initiated this case based on an FIR registered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for alleged terrorism-related activities, which are punishable under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
The ED contended that the accused and other individuals associated with the organization gathered funds through donations, hawala transactions, and banking channels, among other means, which were allegedly being used for illegal activities and the commission of various offences.
The anti-money laundering agency asserted that its investigation revealed that bogus cash donations and bank transfers had occurred. The ED also claimed that funds had been surreptitiously transferred to India from overseas through a covert network established by PFI's office bearers over the years.
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