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Srinagar : State Investigation Agency (SIA) has arrested Sarjan Ahmed Wagay alias Sarjan Barkati for fund raising campaign and misusing the money.
He has been arrested in a case bearing number 02 of 2023 of police station SIA.
Giving details, an official of SIA said that the case pertains to Barkati’s involvement in orchestrating an extensive fund-raising campaign through crowd funding, resulting in the generation of funds amounting to crores. These funds were subsequently misused, involving money laundering and acquisition of undisclosed assets for propagation of radicalism within the Kashmir valley.
Barkati became famous as Azadi Chacha in 2016 after killing of militant Burhan Wani and he was involved in organizing protests in different parts of valley.
