Overview

• The Enforcement Directorate provisionally attached ₹29,176 from Syed Yasin’s bank account on August 5 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
• Investigators linked the funds to cryptocurrencies encashed through point-of-sale agents and routed via mule accounts at FINO Payments Bank.
• The National Investigation Agency’s chargesheet identifies an ISIS handler known as ‘Colonel’ who trained Mohammad Shariq and others on IED assembly over Wickr and Telegram.
• Probe records show ₹2,86,008 was deposited by cryptocurrency dealers and ₹41,680 collected in cash to purchase bomb components, hire hideouts and conduct reconnaissance.
• All principal suspects remain in judicial custody as ED continues to pursue additional assets and crypto trails in the broader terror-financing investigation.