Pakistan's ISI is using Bitcoin to fund terrorism in Kashmir, according to SIA

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• Aug 3, 2022 | Kabir Chakraborty

The Pakistani mastermind has been identified in full. His information, on the other hand, is being kept private so that other agents associated with him are unaware." color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">

color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Digital Desk: The Jammu and Kashmir State
Investigation Agency (SIA) discovered a link between terrorists and local
support in the Union Territory and discovered that Pakistan's ISI was using
Bitcoin trade to fund terrorism.

The
SIA conducted searches in several locations across J&K today. Suspects'
homes in Poonch, Baramulla, Kupwara, and Handwara were raided as part of an
ongoing terror-funding investigation.

"Details
that are being investigated at the initial stage include a mastermind in
Pakistan, who has been pumping slush money to their agents in J&K for
further distribution among terrorist organisations, secessionists, and fueling
mass violence and terrorist activities in the UT with active support of Pakistani
intelligence agencies and in connivance with proscribed terrorist organisations
based in Pakistan," according to an official spokesperson for the SIA.

The
Pakistani mastermind has been identified in full. His information, on the other
hand, is being kept private so that other agents associated with him are
unaware."

"A
preliminary investigation revealed that dirty money from Pakistan had reached
these individuals," said Zahida Bano of Hajinaka Manigah Hyhama, Kupwara,
Mujataba Deedad of Lone Hari, Kupwara, Tamjeeda Begum of Satkoji Rajwara,
Handwara, Yasir Ahmad Mir of Dewan Bagh Baramulla, Mohammad Sayed Masoodi of
Trajpora, Baramulla, Far "The money transfer was layered, according to the
investigation, to prevent backward tracing of its origin." While several
accounts used to layer the money in the middle are located outside of J&K,
the effective whitewashing of Pakistani money has occurred through the
exploitation of loopholes in international Bitcoin trade," the
spokesperson said.

Incriminating material believed to be hidden in digital
devices, SIM cards, mobile phones, and documents relevant to the investigation
was recovered and seized during today's searches.