Delhi Court issues arrest warrant against LeT chief Hafeez Saeed

India: A Delhi court on Saturday issued an arrest warrant against Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed in a money laundering case related to funding in Jammu and Kashmir.

Besides issuing the non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Saeed, Special Judge Praveen Singh also issued warrants against three co-accused — Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali, separatist Altaf Ahmad Shah alias Funtoosh and businessman from the UAE Naval Kishore Kapoor — who are currently lodged in the Tihar central jail here, seeking their production before the court.

The court passed the direction while taking cognizance of a charge sheet filed in the matter by the Enforcement Directorate for alleged money laundering.

The judge also issued summons to the representatives of Watali”s company M/s Trison Farms and Construction Pvt Ltd, which has also been named as accused in the matter.