New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency’s crackdown on flow of funds from the ‘neighbouring country’ to finance unrest in Kashmir has dealt a blow to the morale of terror and separatist groups, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said here on Tuesday.
Inaugurating the headquarters of the NIA, an agency set up in the aftermath of 2008 Mumbai attacks to probe terror cases in the country, the home minister also said high quality fake currency notes act as ‘oxygen for terrorism’.
‘No civilised country can accept the rise of terrorism on its soil,’ he said.
Without naming Pakistan as the country responsible for funding terror activities in the Kashmir Valley, Singh said, “The crackdown by the NIA on flow of funds from our neighbouring country for financing terror activities in the state has dealt a blow to the morale of these people (terrorists and separatists).”
NIA began a probe into terror activities and flow of funds in June this year and conducted raids at various places.
Describing terrorism as a hurdle to development, the home minister said the NDA government had taken several steps to tackle the problem. (PTI)
