ED calls Mehbooba in money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti in connection with a money laundering case.

 The Mufti has been asked to appear before the agency on 15 March. Sources said the case relates to a case of “financial embezzlement” in which the Mufti’s role has been alleged to have surfaced and a separate case has been registered by another agency. 

ED officials did not divulge details of the case or the investigation, claiming it could jeopardize the investigation. With the Mufti summoned, he will be placed under scrutiny by a central agency over the last few months to another prominent leader of the PDP.

 The NIA arrested PDP youth leader Wahid Para in November last year just before the DDC elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Deputy Superintendent of Police Davinder Singh, who was suspended for investigation, allegedly struck a deal with the terrorist organization Hizb-ul-Mujahideen. Para, who went to win elections from his constituency in Pulwama, was recently released on bail. The NIA had alleged that Para had paid Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Rs 10 lakh to ensure his support before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Mercury denied these allegations.

 Protesters shouted slogans against Mirwaiz and clashed with police on Friday demanding the release of Hurriyat chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq from the house arrest – amid speculation whether he would be allowed to lead the Namaz at the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. will be given.

 Police fired at the scene with pellet guns, However, no one was injured in the incident. The All Parties Hurriyat Conference questioned Mirwaiz’s continued detention, stating that “In the Indian Parliament, the MoS of the Government of India for the Ministry of Home Affairs had clearly stated that no person is under house arrest in Jammu and Kashmir.”

 If so, why is Mirwaiz kept in custody? “The APHC said that late Thursday night,” the police officers visited Mirwaiz’s residence and told him that he would not be allowed to go to Jamia Masjid … “(with ENS, Srinagar).