Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist held in Amritsar as cash worth Rs 20 lakh recovered

A Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist was held in Amritsar with Rs 20 lakh cash worth Indian currency in his possession on Sunday. The terrorist has been identified as Hilal Ahmed Wagay, a resident of Nowgam coming under Avantipura police station area of Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir.

Preliminary investigations revealed that Wagay was sent by Kashmir valley chief of Hizbul Mujahideen, Riyaz Ahmed Naiku, for collecting money from an unidentified person near Metro Mart in Amritsar in a truck, Director General of Police Dinkar Gupta said in a statement.

Money was delivered to him by an unknown person, who came on a two-wheeler, Gupta said.

The person accompanying Wagay in the truck was identified as Rayees Ahmed, a resident of Bijbehara in Anantnag district, the DGP added.

Source: India Today