Srinagar, Apr 25: A man collecting funds in the
name of banned Jamaat-e-Islami J&K was arrested
in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said on Monday.
Police said acting on a specific information about
collection of money in the name of banned organisation in Baramulla town,
Baramulla police and army’s 46 RR arrested one
person, identified as Mohd Amin Ganie, resident of
Microwave colony, Kanlibagh, Baramulla, going
around on a two-wheeler.
“Three receipt books of Jamaat-e-Islami, one
mobile phone and Rs 15,900 in cash, which was
collected by him from the general public in the name of banned organization JeI, was recovered,” police said.
Police said during further investigation, a
search was also carried out at his house at Kanlibagh from where two JK Bank
passbooks, three cheque books and a blank booklet
of the banned group was recovered.
Police have registered a case and investigations
have been taken started.
