Mumbai: Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) investigated a terror case where two people were held earlier capturing 50-year-old tailor Irfan Rehmat Shaikh on Thursday on charges of conspiracy and hiding charges.
ATS has recovered Rs 49,000 from Shaikh, and the money was diverted through the US to avoid suspicion, officials said.
This is the third arrest in this case.
“Money was sent to one of the accused through financial services companies.
It seems that the transaction is transferred through the US to avoid suspicion,” said Vineet Agarwal, ATS Head and Director General of Police additional.
“We have questioned Shaikh for the past week.
He was called to be questioned again on Wednesday and during interrogation, he was detained under the arrest,” said ACP Sunil Tambe, head of the official investigation in this matter.
Shaikh, who studied Upto class XII, remained in Chawl in Kherwadi, Bandra (e) along with his wife, daughter, and three sons.
Last week, the police had arrested two: Zakir Shaikh automatic driver (52) from Jogeshwari and Rizwan Momin School teacher (40), a resident of Mumbra.
Police said the Prima Facie seems to be Zakir is the key person in this group.
“Shaikh received Rs 50,000 in his account.
He gave Money to Zakir, who used Rs 1,000 to order tickets for Lucknow and return RS 49,000 to Shaikh, asking him to save it like now.
We have also recovered a SIM card from Shaikh’s residence.
Some documents have also been confiscated and we examined them, “said an officer.
Shaikh on Thursday was produced before the Special Session Court, which sent it to the ATS detainee until 4.
October also tried to establish if Zakir’s brother, Sagir Shaikh, played a role in sending money.
Sagir and Zakir, along with six others, were ordered in case of conspiring to kill a senior political leader in 2001.
While Zakir was arrested in this case, Sagir escaped from the country.
Zakir was released on the guarantee in 2008.
ATS previously indicated about the ‘budget allocation’ in this case.
Senior ATS officers said they scan financial transaction records from all accused of being arrested.
On September 17, ATS has registered pine against Shaikh and alleged foreign handlers Anthony Anas Anas Anwar aka Annu under Part 18 of the prevention of law (prevention) acting for a criminal conspiracy to carry out terrorist acts.
Police suspect Anthony contacted both accused of using a Malaysian SIM card.
Zakir had gave Momin and asked him to destroy it.
Momin solved it into three parts and threw it.
The phone is restored and sent for cyber analysis.
The police also added the destruction of the evidence under the IPC.
Zakir lived at Momin’s house for two days, police said.
Shaikh allegedly also had Zakil’s house in his home for a day, they said.
Last week, ATS arrested Zakir from Kherwadi Residence Shaikh.
Tailor bandra is owned, arrest 3 in a terror case
