India, Nov. 23 -- One of the key accused in the white-collar terror module case, Muzammil Ganaie, has purportedly detailed to National Investigation Agency (NIA) investigators how a Rs.26 lakh fund was raised among five doctors to finance a conspiracy to execute coordinated terror strikes across multiple cities. The questioning has revealed that the network spent nearly two years procuring explosives and remote-triggering devices.

According to officers familiar with the interrogation, Ganaie admitted he contributed Rs.5 lakh to the fund, while Adeel Ahmad Rather and Muzaffar Ahmad Rather allegedly provided Rs.8 lakh and Rs.6 lakh respectively. Shaheen Shahid is said to have funded Rs.5 lakh, with Dr Umar Un-Nabi Mohammad adding Rs.2 lakh...