3 arrested in MP in "terror funding" case linked to Pakistan
The Madhya Pradesh Police has arrested three persons in connection with an alleged terror funding racket operated from Satna that had links with Pakistan, an official said on Thursday.
The arrested persons were in contact with Pakistani handlers with whom they use to share "strategic information" and details of bank accounts of some people, he said.
The racket was spread across several states in the country, the official said, adding the police have also detained two of their associates for interrogation.
The accused made several calls to foreign countries and executed a number of suspicious transactions using different bank accounts, Satna Superintendent of Police Riyaz Iqbal told PTI.
"Three persons - Balram Singh, Sunil Singh and Shubham Mishra - were arrested and two of their associates detained on Wednesday night in this connection," he said.
The official did not reveal the names of those detained.
All five have been handed over to the state's Anti- Terrorism Squad .