PDP Leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Para’s Terror Nexus
PDP leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Para was a key pawn for terrorist organizations: Kashmir Terror Funding Case.
Waheed-ur-Rehman Para, president of the youth wing of the People’s Democratic Party, who came to the fore as a key link in the terrorist-police-political nexus, was a special ‘pawn’ for terrorist organizations.
His 13-year journey from student life to journalism and politics is a story of deceit, pranks, opportunism, and hypocrisy.
For political gains, Para helped terrorists by providing weapons and in other ways. These claims have been made by the police in their chargesheet against Para based on facts.
Police’s Counter Intelligence Kashmir Wing, also known as CIK, filed a chargesheet against Para in a special court last week.
The charge sheet filed against Para, a close aide of former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, states that he helped Pakistan-based terror outfits further their agenda. He used them to hide his political opponents.
The CIK has prepared a 19-page chargesheet based on five protected witnesses and technical intelligence. It is accompanied by more than 100 pages that mention facts to substantiate the allegations.
These mention incidents in which his party used terrorists to drive political opponents out of the way to ensure victory in elections.
In the chargesheet, he said that he had links with Pakistani terrorists Abu Dujana and Abu Qasim. He used to meet them personally and at times through overground workers.
Both have been killed in an encounter with the security forces.
PDP leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Para: Visited Pakistan and interviewed Salahuddin.
It has been told in the chargesheet that Para was also involved in the forced marriage of Pak terrorist Abu Dujana with a local girl.
The police have thoroughly investigated almost all aspects of his life from 2007 to 2020 till his arrest.
In 2007, Para interviewed Hizbul Mujahideen commander Syed Salahuddin in Pakistan and on his return to Pulwama broadcast the interview on a local cable network.
He joined the PDP in the year 2013. He did this to secure himself completely by cleverly positioning himself in the PDP.
Para had full freedom from Pakistan’s side that he could do any work on the Kashmir issue which would have long-term benefits. He did this job well.
Paid five crores to Geelani’s son-in-law for the violence:
The CIC has investigated Para by registering a case under UAPA and Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). He has taken permission from the J&K Home Department for legal action against him.
The CIK had registered a case last year based on information received from reliable sources against unknown politicians and others who used their political influence for illegal and anti-national activities.
Para was arrested by the NIA in November last year. In the chargesheet filed in the NIA court in March this year.
It has been said that he had given five crores to Altaf Fantosh, son-in-law of radical Syed Ali Shah Geelani, to maintain the atmosphere of chaos after the death of terrorist Burhan in the plaintiff in 2016.
The NIA has also mentioned Para’s links with Hizbul Mujahideen and Lashkar in the chargesheet. In January, Para was released on bail by the court. The CIK arrested him the same day and is currently in jail.
