New Delhi, Jan 29: Shafi Ar mar alias Yusuf — the prime handler from Bhatkal responsible for inducting Indians into ISIS — had allegedly sent Rs 6 lakh to Mudabbir Sheikh to carry out terror attacks in India.
Investigations have revealed that Mudabbir — the amir (chief) of ISIS’s wing in India — allegedly received the money through illegal hawala channels at Pydhonie. This has once again shifted focus on the intricate network of hawala operations that Indian Mujahideen (IM) has been using.
While this hawala operator has been identified and his statement has been recorded, investigators are trying to locate the individual, who accepted the money in a foreign country before it was transferred to Mumbai.
This has also led investigators to believe that Shafi was in touch with his IM counterparts operating out of the Middle-East, especially those holed up in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia.
