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New Delhi: Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), the Pakistan-based terror group linked to the Red Fort car blast, is raising funds to prepare a 'fidayeen (suicide) squad' to carry out terrorist attacks in India, intelligence sources said on Wednesday.
According to the sources, the probe into the Delhi blast case revealed that the terror outfit has announced it would accept donations and raise funds for its activities through Pakistani digital wallets like SadaPay, a digital app to facilitate 'digital hawala'. The JeM has also launched an online course called 'Tuhfat ul Mominat'.
At least 15 people were killed after a car, being driven by a suicide bomber linked to Jaish, exploded near Red Fort on November 10. The intelligence agencies have discovered that the blueprint for the suicide attack was prepared in Pakistan this year. The sources said that agencies have obtained shocking information in this regard.
According to the investigators, the banned terrorist organisation launched the online course 'Tuhfat ul Mominat' in the last week of October, 15 days before the Red Fort blast. This course was specifically designed for women. Sources close to the investigating agency stated that the purpose of this online course was to provide religious and jihadist training, as well as to raise funds for the organisation's activities.
Jaish raising funds for fidayeen squad
According to sources, Jaish-e-Mohammed is rapidly raising funds to prepare the suicide squad against India. The terror outfit is also planning a women-led attack. The JeM already has a women wing and it is headed by Masood Azhar's sister Sadiya.
During the investigation, agencies have also found evidence related to digital hawala, the sources said. Jaish is accepting donations through e-wallets like the Pakistani digital app 'SadaPay', the sources said. The aim is to facilitate digital hawala and ensure rapid transfer of funds to terrorists.
Agencies are now conducting a thorough investigation into this digital funding network and the conspiracy to involve women.
JeM demands donation
JeM leaders have called for 'donations' saying anyone who provides a winter kit for a 'mujahid' (term used for a fighter) will be considered a jihad fighter. Similarly, anyone who cares for a jihadi after he is killed will also be considered a jihadi.
The cost of this winter kit is stated to be 20,000 Pakistani currency (6,400 Indian Rupees) , which includes:
