ED seizes Rs 49 lakh from woman’s bank account in narco-terror funding case
Srinagar, Jan 16: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Srinagar Zonal Office, has provisionally attached proceeds of crime amounting to ₹48,99,500 under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The attached amount was lying in the bank account of Syed Sadaf Andrabi, wife of accused Abdul Momin Peer, in a case related to the smuggling and sale of narcotic drugs for generating illegal funds to nourish and propagate terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to a statement, the ED initiated its investigation on the basis of an FIR and charge sheet filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Jammu, following the arrest of Abdul Momin Peer by the Jammu and Kashmir Police in 2020. He was apprehended during checking at a checkpoint in Handwara with six kilograms of heroin and ₹20 lakh in cash.
Subsequently, the NIA also seized ₹1.15 crore in cash and 15 kilograms of heroin from the relatives and associates of the accused.
According to the ED, its investigation revealed that Abdul Momin Peer, in collusion with his relatives Islam-Ul-Haq Peer, Syed Iftikhar Andrabi and Syed Saleem Andrabi, along with other associates, was involved in illegal drug trafficking for a long period with the objective of furthering terror activities. The accused was earlier arrested twice by the J&K Police in drug trafficking cases.
The ED further identified a residential house in Bemina, Srinagar, as proceeds of crime generated from the illegal drug trade. The property was purchased in the name of his wife, Syed Sadaf Andrabi, using illicit funds. The said property has already been attached, and a prosecution complaint was filed in the matter in November 2025.
During further investigation, the ED identified a savings bank account in the name of Syed Sadaf Andrabi containing ₹48,99,500 as proceeds of crime. The amount was found to have been deposited by Abdul Momin Peer and other accused persons from the proceeds of the drug trade and has now been provisionally attached.
Further investigation in the case is underway. (KDC)
