Srinagar: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) has arrested one lady namely Shabroza Bano wife of Sarjan Ahmad Wagay alias ‘Barkati’ of South Kashmir. She, along with her husband has been found involved in terror financing by raising money through crowdfunding.
Case FIR No 02/2023 U/S 13,17,18,21,39,40 UA(P) Act, 120-B IPC of police station, SIA pertains to the involvement of Barkati family in orchestrating an extensive fund-raising campaign through crowdfunding, resulting in the generation of funds amounting to crores, SIA said in a statement, adding that these funds were subsequently misused, involving money laundering and acquisition of undisclosed assets for propagation of radicalism within the Kashmir valley, Kashmir Dot Com reported.