The Bihar Police said on Wednesday that they will seek the Interpols assistance in tracing the mastermind of the illegal funds racket,which they believe is linked to terror. The police have gathered evidence of frequent telephone calls to Pakistan,especially to one Ibrahim,by the rackets alleged India kingpin,Ayesha Bano. Sources said Ayesha Bano had been under the surveillance of ATS Hyderabad for alleged links to a hawala racket. Ayesha and her husband Zub-air,who were produced before a Mangalore court,are being brought to Lakhisarai on transit remand. Lakhisarai district magistrate and superintendent of police called a meeting of all station house officers on Monday to trace owners of shadow bank accounts,middlemen and beneficiaries of illegal fund transfers. All banks across the state have been alerted to re-confirm KYC (know your customers) norms on suspicion of any illegal transactions. The police are likely to seek remand of four Lakhisarai accused arrested last week. DGP Abhayanand told The Indian Express: The way the accused have accumulated wealth in short span of time has to be looked into. We are looking forward to Ayesha and her husbands interrogation to get some definite leads. We are anyway seeking Interpol help.
