Source: Hueiyen News Service
New Delhi, March 31 2010:
Four accounts of proscribed KYKL were among the 18 bank accounts frozen by the Union government on finding involved in terror financing under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, agency reports said today.
The bank accounts located in Pune, Guwahati and West Bengal have been frozen under section 51A of the UAPA which enables the government to freeze accounts of individuals or terror groups to prevent and cope with terrorist activities.
Out of the four accounts of the KYKL outfits, 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 while the other two bank accounts held by Rajen Singh''s associate in SBI, Kurseong".
The four accounts were included among the 18 accounts listed by Home Minister P Chidambaram as frozen by the government while talking to reporters at New Delhi.
Other 14 bank accounts frozen held by Moshin Ismail Chowdhary (involved in terrorist activities) in the Ratnakar Bank, Nana Peth branch, Pune, " P Chidambaram told reporters.
Meanwhile, Rs 22.25 crore was released by the Home Ministry for the families of 416 slain central para-military forces personnel as a grant-in-aid for payment of compensation, he said.
Chidambaram said the government also sanctioned procurement of 801 assault rifles for the NSG at a cost of Rs 20.68 crore.
He also said Andhra Pradesh government has issued a notification for acquisition of land for the NSG regional centre at Hyderabad.
The Home Minister said a CCTV system was approved for 29 markets and check posts in the national capital and an advance withdrawal of 70 per cent (Rs 47.62 crore) of the total cost was sanctioned on March 17 .