Mohammed Sadeeque, also known as Sadik Khan, has been nabbed by Enforcement Directorate’s Jaipur branch in a money laundering case. He is the former president of Al Furqan Educational Trust (AET) in Bikaner. As per the ED, he has been involved “in the offence of money laundering arising out of systematic diversion of public donations, extensive cash-based criminal activities, suspicious foreign associations, and conduct indicative of radicalisation and involvement in unlawful networks.”
While Sadeeque has been arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the ED stated that he was also involved in radicalisation and forced conversion activities.
ED, Jaipur Zonal Office has arrested Mohammed Sadeeque alias Sadik Khan, former President of the Alfurkan Educational Trust (AET), Bikaner, under PMLA, 2002 for his involvement in the offence of money laundering arising out of systematic diversion of public donations, extensive… pic.twitter.com/vHK3HJESZn
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On 4th December, the PMLA Court heard the case and granted Sadeeque’s 3-day custody to ED to conduct further inquiry. Based on two FIRs filed by Rajasthan Police and reliable information, the ED launched an inquiry into allegations that Sadeeque engaged in radicalisation operations, Dawah activities, forced religious conversions and had affiliation with various extremist groups overseas.
He was charged with conducting high-value financial transactions of crores of rupees through the bank accounts of his family members and himself. Charges of attempted murder and his use of illegal weapons are also mentioned in the police FIRs and chargesheets. According to an ED investigation, Sadeeque established the trust, which oversees Masjid-e-Ayesha. He regularly gathered substantial public donations for and through this trust, mostly in cash, without keeping any financial records.
“The donations collected for religious, social and charitable use were allegedly retained entirely in cash by Mohammed Sadeeque under his sole, undocumented control. The probe indicates that these unaccounted cash collections became the primary source of funds that he diverted for personal use and deployed to finance a range of illegal activities, including those of undertaking frequent foreign visits and meeting banned and radical outfits overseas and promoting his radical agenda,” informed the official statement.
An analysis of Sadeeque’s international travels revealed that he made several trips to Bangladesh, Nepal, Qatar and Oman with unconfirmed cash and no legitimate financial records. He collaborated closely with Mohammad Salim, also known as Saurabh Vaidya, while he was in Bangladesh. Salim was later detained by the Madhya Pradesh ATS for having ties to the banned Hizb-ut-Tahrir.
“Further investigation has established that Sadeeque had no legitimate or consistent source of income for several years and subsisted on unlawful cash-based operations, including gambling, illicit liquor trade, and suspected dealings in illegal country-made firearm. The link between these criminal activities and the misappropriated donations is reinforced by the recovery of three country-made weapons and live cartridges from him and his associates in a case already charge-sheeted by the local police,” the agency outlined.
Sadeeque deliberately used the pretence of religious and charity work to hide deeper networks of unreported, covert and unlawful actions. The proble uncovered that he met members of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB/JuM) and kept in touch with them even after returning to India. Additionally, he was urged by JMB-affiliated people to travel to Nepal to attend more meetings. He reportedly planned to move to Syria in order to enter conflict areas, but immigration officials stopped him. The investigation also looked at a widely shared video that featured him making an inflammatory remark with the purpose of stirring up communal sentiments.
The statement concluded, “The investigation has also revealed that foreign country flag was burnt at public gatherings under his supervision and that he mobilised cash donations by orchestrating such activities designed to inflame sentiments, exploit religious sensitivities, and convert public anger into personal financial gain. The arrest of Mohammed Sadeeque marks a significant step in dismantling a network of shadow financial operations, suspected radical influences and unlawful activities operating under the guise of charitable and religious work. Further investigation is under progress.”
On 17th September, as part of a money-laundering investigation against Sadeeque and his associates, massive searches were carried out in Bikaner by the ED.