Suspicious transactions in Ghaziabad man’s bank account unravel terror funding web

LUCKNOW The discovery of suspicious transactions totaling around ₹75 lakh within a month in the bank account of a Ghaziabad man has led to the unraveling of a terror funding network allegedly operated by Pakistan’s secret agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), according to senior police officials on Wednesday.

The account, registered in the name of Riyaz-u-deen from Bhojpur, Ghaziabad, at the Faridnagar branch of Canara Bank, was being operated by Izharul Hussain, a resident of Betiah in Bihar, officials said. After intense questioning by the UP Anti-Terror Squad (ATS), Riyaz-u-deen revealed that he had provided his account number to Izharul Hussain in exchange for a monthly payment of ₹10,000.

“In response to this matter, the ATS has filed an FIR at its Lucknow police station against Riyaz-u-deen and Izharul Hussain, along with unknown Pakistani agents operating from Pakistan, under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 121-A for conspiracy to wage war against the country,” said a senior ATS official.