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ED Attaches ₹6.34 Lakh in Assets of Raipur Man in SIMI–IM Terror-Funding Probe

The action follows an ED review tracing about ₹48.8 lakh in deposits with ₹42.5 lakh routed onward through Raju Khan’s accounts, taking total attachments to roughly ₹9.15 lakh.

Overview

  • Immovable properties in Raju Khan’s name were provisionally attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
  • The probe stems from a Raipur FIR under UAPA alleging funds were routed on instructions from a Pakistan-based handler identified as Khalid.
  • Investigators say Khan withdrew cash rapidly and passed it to designated recipients, retaining about 13% as commission.
  • ED findings cite transfers to alleged SIMI and Indian Mujahideen operatives including Zubair Hussain and Aysha Banu, sometimes through layered accounts.
  • Khan remains in judicial custody since his December 2021 arrest, with subsequent custody in a separate 2023 SIM card case and multiple bail pleas rejected.