Delhi Court rejects bail plea of Syed Salahuddin son Shahid Yousuf in terror funding case

NewsBharati    01-Jun-2018
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New Delhi, June 1: A Delhi Court on Thursday rejected the bail plea filed by Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) chief Syed Salahuddin son Syed Shahid Yusuf in a six-year-old terror funding case.

 

Notably, on April 21 this year, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a charge sheet against Shahid Yusuf under section 120-B of the IPC and 13, 17, 18, 20, 21, 38 and 40 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, for willfully raising, receiving, collecting terror funds and holding proceeds of terrorism' for furtherance of terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir.

Earlier, in January this year, a Delhi's Patiala House Court extended judicial custody of Syed Shahid Yusuf till 31 May. Shahid Yousuf was arrested by NIA after he failed to appear before central probe agency for questioning in a case registered against Hizbul Mujahideen in New Delhi in the year 2011. He was served the summons on October 16 last year to present himself before NIA investigators at their New Delhi office on October 24.

The NIA had already filed two charge sheets against six other accused in this case in 2011. Out of these accused, two are in custody and others, including Salahuddin, are absconding and residing in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

Yusuf was found to be in touch with Saudi Arabia-based Hizbul Mujahideen operative Aijaz Ahmad Bhat, who is also an accused in the terror funding case and had received money to allegedly create unrest and terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir region.

Shahid Yousuf is a resident of Soibugh Budgam. Shahid is the third son of known terrorist Syed Salahuddin who is also a supreme commander of the United Jihad Council which is a conglomerate of more than twelve terrorist outfits.

Shahid has a Masters in Agriculture from a university outside Jammu and Kashmir and he was regularised in the state’s agriculture department in March this year, after 8 years of service. He was also suspended by the Jammu and Kashmir Government from his agriculture department job in the state.