NGO terror funding case: NIA arrests associate of rights activist Khurram Parvez

It was found that Mehraj, a close associate of Parvez, was working with the Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Societies that was funding terror activities in the Valley.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a close associate of human rights activist Khurram Parvez (pictured here).

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a close associate of human rights activist Khurram Parvez in connection with a case related to NGOs and trusts diverting funds meant for charitable activities to “secessionist and separatist activities” in Jammu and Kashmir.

“Following comprehensive investigations into the NGO Terror funding case registered in October 2020, the NIA has arrested a man, identified as Irfan Mehraj from Srinagar (J&K) on March 20. Mehraj was a close associate of Khurram Parvez and was working with his organization, Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Societies (JKCCS). Investigation revealed that the JKCCS was funding terror activities in the Valley and had also been in the propagation of a secessionist agenda in the Valley under the garb of protection of human rights,” an NIA spokesperson said.

The case was registered on October 8, 2020, under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) on receiving “credible information that certain NGOs and Trusts are collecting funds domestically and abroad through so-called donations and business contributions” and then using them to fund terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

The NIA said that it is probing the involvement of some Valley-based NGOs, Trusts and Societies in funding of terror-related activities. “Some NGOs, both registered as well as unregistered, have come to notice collecting funds domestically and abroad under the cover of doing charity and various welfare activities, including public health, education etc. But some of these organisations have developed links with proscribed terrorist organisations, such as Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Hizbul Mujahideen etc,” the spokesperson said.

First uploaded on: 21-03-2023 at 14:25 IST

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