Overview
- The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act at two premises in Jammu and four in the Kashmir region.
- The operation covered the Kathua residence of former minister and ex-MLA Jatinder Singh, also known as Babu Singh.
- The case stems from the March 30, 2022 arrest of Mohd Shareef Shah with Rs 6.9 lakh in alleged hawala funds reportedly intended for Singh to support separatist groups in Jammu.
- Investigators describe a cross-border module involving Saif Din, Farooq Ahmad Naikoo and Mubashir Mushtaq Fafoo, with over Rs 2 crore from 2021–22 heroin sales deposited in Srinagar accounts.
- Officials say the funds were moved to accounts of Indian nationals in Dubai and then routed to Hizbul Mujahideen operatives in Pakistan, while SIA actions have taken the accused tally to 17.