Srinagar, Feb. 14 -- Three individuals, Mohammad Akbar Bhat, Fatima Shah, and Sabzzar Ahmad Shaikh, hailing from Srinagar and Anantnag (J&K), were arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Tuesday under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.

According to ED, their arrests are linked to a money laundering case involving terror financing activities, where they were found collaborating with Pakistani handlers.

The accused individuals, along with Pakistani handlers such as Manzoor Ahmad Shah and Altaf Ahmad Bhat, orchestrated admissions in MBBS and other courses in Pakistani colleges for students from Jammu and Kashmir.

Following an investigation initiated by ED based on an FIR registered by the J&K...