Maharashtra ATS arrests Parvez Zubair in terror-funding case
04 Aug 2022 17:54:35
Mumbai, August 4: Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a man named Parvez Zubair in a terror funding case on Thursday in Mumbai. The arrest was made under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
An ATS official said that Zubair has visited Dubai 54 times between 2014-2022. ATS has registered a case against Zubair under Sections 17 & 18 of UAPA.
A case was registered against Zubair in the year 1993 at Dharavi police station under section 323 of IPC. ATS said it is investigating a terror funding case.
Earlier in June this year, 2022, Yusuf had been arrested from Kashmir for terror-funding Lashkar-e-Taiba. The accused had transferred money to Junaid Mohammad following which he had been produced before a Pune court.
A court has sent Zubair to ATS custody till August 10. Zubair has been accused of being in touch with Anees Ibrahim, who is the younger brother of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and of conducting terror funding activities for Dawood Ibrahim.
As per ATS, Zubair used to work for Dawood Ibrahim under different aliases and had been absconding for a long time. His arrest was made on the basis of specific information received by the Central investigation agency.
An ATS official said that Zubair has visited Dubai 54 times between 2014-2022. ATS has registered a case against Zubair under Sections 17 & 18 of UAPA.
Zubair's lawyer said in court that Zubair had received a message on a chat application with someone a year ago and the ATS was making a case against his client on that basis even though his client had not responded to the chat.
Earlier in June this year, 2022, Yusuf had been arrested from Kashmir for terror-funding Lashkar-e-Taiba. The accused had transferred money to Junaid Mohammad following which he had been produced before a Pune court.