NIA questions Mirwaiz's uncles in terror funding case

July 05, 2017 20:28

Two maternal uncles of moderate Hurriyat conference chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and his close aides were today questioned by the National Investigation Agency in connection with the funding of terror and

separatist groups in the Kashmir Valley.

Maulvi Manzoor and Maulvi Shafat were served notices last week to appear before the agency today and the duo arrived and faced questions from the NIA sleuths, official sources said.

Both of them are retired senior government officers.

The questioning of the duo would continue for some days, they said.

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