10 Arrested in Shopian Over Alleged LeT, TRF Terror Financing Network
Police have arrested 10 people in south Kashmir’s Shopian district for allegedly raising and channeling funds to support militant activities linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and The Resistance Front (TRF), officials said on Friday. Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
According to a police statement, the arrests followed an investigation into suspected financial networks supporting militant activities. Investigators analysed suspicious online transactions carried out through various payment platforms and traced money trails across multiple layers.
Police said the investigation revealed a wider network of individuals allegedly involved in terror financing, with suspected links to militants and their associates lodged in different jails across Jammu and Kashmir.
The arrested persons have been identified as Owais Shafi Naikoo of Saidpora Bala, Shopian; Tajamul Ahmad Shah of Rawalpora, Shopian; Moiz Iqbal and Imdad Yousuf Ganie, both residents of Chitragam Kalan.
The other accused include Saqib Zahoor Wani and Liyaqat Nazir Lone of Murran, Pulwama; Aamir Ahmad Ganie of Armolah, Pulwama; Firdous Thokar of Nadigund, Trenz; and Mohd Hanief and Kaju, both residents of Check Haria, Kathua.
Police said preliminary investigations suggested that the accused were allegedly collecting money secretly from members of the public and routing it through established financial channels to support the activities of LeT and TRF.
The funds were also allegedly being used to provide logistical assistance, including smartphones, to facilitate militant activities, the statement added.
An FIR (No. 231/2026) has been registered at Shopian Police Station under relevant legal provisions.
Further investigation is underway to identify additional financial links, establish the wider reach of the suspected network and determine whether more individuals were involved. Police said further arrests could follow.
The operation, according to police, is part of coordinated efforts with other security agencies to dismantle networks allegedly supporting militancy and disrupt unlawful financial channels across Jammu and Kashmir.
