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I accused Bilal Ahmad Kawa (A/c no. 28552609), to the accused/militant Mohd.
Arif@ Ashfaq.
During the year 2000, accused Mohd. Arif @ Ashfaq has received Hawala
money in Delhi and sent the same to Jammu & Kashmir through the above
mentioned bank accounts, including the bank account of present accused Bilal
Ahmad Kawa (A/c no. 28552609) in the Grindleys Bank Ltd., Srinagar Branch,
J&K.
:» The above mentioned Mohd. Arif@ Ashfaq has deposited total Rs. 10 lakhs
(in three installments) in the above mentioned Bank Account No. 28552609 of
present accused Bilal Ahmad Kawa on 17.07.2000 (Rs. 3 lakhs from
Connaught Place Branch), on 18.07.2000 (Rs. 2 Lakhs and 5 1akhs from NFC
Branch, Delhi).
:» The above mentioned amount ofRs. 10 lakhs was withdrawn in Srinagar, J&K
from 19.07.2000 to 22.07.2000 through various bearer cheques, duly signed by
the present accused Bilal Ahmed Kawa. The same was alleged to be distributed

to various persons i.e. LeT operatives in Kashmir, through his relatives/co-
accused namely Nazir Ahmad Qasid and Farooq Ahmad Qasid.
:» After the arrest of accused persons Nazir Ahmad Qasid and Farooq Ahmad
Qasid, the present accused Bilal Ahmad Kawa has hiding himself to evade his
arrest in the case. Accordingly, the investigating agency made all possible
efforts to arrest the present accused Bilal Ahmed Kawa, but he intentionally
absconded. Hence, after completion of necessary procedures u/s 82/83 Cr.PC,
he has been declared Proclaimed Offender (PO) in the present case by the
concerned court of Sh. A.K. Sarpal, Ld. MM, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi vide
orders dated 04.05.2001.
:» Subsequently, on 12.10.2001, the supplementary charge sheet was filed against
all the POs in the case, including the present accused Bilal Ahmad Kawa, in
which his role has been mentioned in detail. The facts about the role of the
present accused Bilal Ahmad Kawa is also mentioned in the final judgement
dated 31.10.2005 of the Ld. Trial court.

As such, during investigation of the present case, it was revealed that the

present accused Bilal Ahmad Kawa, is one of the wanted accused in the present case,
who is absconding since 2000-01. He helped the Pakistani terrorists of banned

terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), who conducted the terrorist attack in
Red Fort, Delhi on 22.12.2000 and killed three army personnel. As mentioned above,

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