Suspected hawala dealer Mohd Aslam Wani, arrested in connection with a money laundering case involving separatist leader Shabir Shah, was on Sunday sent to judicial custody till August 31.
Wani (36) was arrested on August 6, 10 days after the arrest of Shah, and his custody under the Enforcement Directorate (ED) ended on Sunday. He was produced before Duty Magistrate Jasjeet Kaur, who sent him to judicial custody on ED’s plea. The ED had issued Wani multiple summons before his arrest, but he did not appear before the agency.
He is accused of passing on Rs 2.25 crore to Shah.
On August 9, Shah was sent to 14 days’ judicial custody in connection with the case.
According to investigators, Shah was in continuous contact with Pakistan-based terrorists and received money from them through hawala to create tension in Kashmir.