ED Probes Alleged Terror-Financing Link in Jharkhand Land Scam

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is investigating a potential terror-financing connection in its ongoing Jharkhand land scam case. The inquiry includes questioning Babloo Khan, a relative of two accused in the scam, and follows the alleged busting of an al-Qaeda module connected to the land fraud.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has initiated an investigation into possible terror-financing links related to its current inquiry into the Jharkhand land scam case, officials stated on Friday.

The federal agency has summoned Babloo Khan for questioning on August 26, acknowledging a recent Delhi Police operation that reportedly dismantled an al-Qaeda terror cell, arresting 11 individuals and detaining three others from Jharkhand, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.

Authorities revealed that Babloo Khan is connected to two arrested accused in the land scam—Afsar Ali of Ranchi Institute of Medical Sciences and Talha Khan. Evidence allegedly ties Babloo Khan to Dr. Ishtiyaq, who is suspected of leading the al-Qaeda module and aspiring to establish a caliphate in India.

(With inputs from agencies.)