Terror funds: Bihar police name woman from Mangalore

The modus operandi was to withdraw a certain amount from a bank account through ATM and deposit it into another account,about which information was given over the phone allegedly by Mangalore-based head Ayesha Bano or Pakistan boss Ibrahim. A hawala link is also being examined.

The illegal racket,said police,was controlled by Lakhisarais Chhoti Dargah resident Mohammed Faiyaz and Badi Dargah resident Mohammed Kismet Ansari alias Dawood Ansari. Their brief was to lure youths to carry out the transfers by opening bank accounts under fake names and addresses.

Other persons named in the FIR,besides Lakhisarais Gopal Prasad Goyal,Ganesh Prasad,Vikas Kumar and Pawan Kumar Gupta,include Ansari,Ayesha Bano,Ibrahim as well as a Khan,Maulavi Saheb,Seth and Pappu.

Police claim to have proof of transactions of over Rs 1 crore in the past less than two months,in 35 bank accounts. The withdrawal of money was not more than Rs 49,000 in any.

Police claim to have found 39 numbers of Pakistan in the phones recovered from the four Lakhisarai accused.

They have allegedly confessed to receiving 10 per cent commission on the money transacted. A detailed inquiry may reveal something big, Lakhisarai DSP S K Vishwas said.