Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Police have busted an alleged intra-UT terror financing network linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its proxy, The Resistance Front (TRF), in Shopian district, arresting ten persons in connection with the case.

According to a police statement, the breakthrough came during a focused investigation into suspected financial networks linked to terrorist activities. Police analysed suspicious online transactions conducted through various payment platforms and traced money trails across multiple layers.

The investigation reportedly revealed a wider network of individuals allegedly involved in raising funds for terrorist activities, with suspected links to terrorists and their associates lodged in different jails.

In this connection, FIR No. 231/2026 has been registered at Police Station Shopian under relevant sections of law. Ten accused persons have been arrested so far.

The arrested individuals have been identified as Owais Shafi Naikoo and Tajamul Ahmad Shah, both residents of Shopian; Moiz Iqbal and Imdad Yousuf Ganie, residents of Chitragam Kalan; Saqib Zahoor Wani and Liyaqat Nazir Lone, residents of Murran, Pulwama; Aamir Ahmad Ganie of Armolah, Pulwama; Firdous Thokar of Nadigund, Trenz; and Mohd Hanief and Kaju, residents of Check Haria, Kathua.

Preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused were allegedly collecting funds clandestinely from the general public and channelising the money through established financial networks to support the activities of LeT/TRF.

Police further stated that the funds were allegedly being used to provide logistical assistance, including smartphones, to facilitate terrorist activities.

Further investigation is underway to identify the wider network, establish additional financial linkages and trace other individuals allegedly involved in the module. Police have indicated that more arrests may follow.

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