As a bid to restrict the misuse of legal methods for spreading rebellion in the country, the Govt. has frozen 18 bank accounts held by terror suspects under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
The bank accounts were maintained in high alert areas such as Pune, Guwahati and West Bengal and have been frozen as per section 51A of the UAPA. Section 51A lets the Government freeze accounts of persons or terror groups as a protective step against terrorism.
Home Minister P Chidambaram said, “14 bank accounts of Moshin Ismail Chowdhary (involved in terrorist activities) in the Ratnakar Bank, Nana Peth branch, Pune, two bank accounts held by S S Brig Ningthoujam Rajen Singh, Commander-in-Chief and Finance Secretary of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup in the ICICI Bank, Guwahati and two bank accounts held by Rajen Singh’s associate in SBI, Kurseong have been frozen,”.
The total sum of money held in these accounts was Rs 3.8 lakh, Home Ministry officials said.
Singh held about Rs 20-21 lakh in his 2 ICICI Bank accounts and his companions had Rs 39,000 in 2 accounts in SBI, Kurseong.