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Stud farm owner has terror links

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) claims that it has documents revealing links between Pune-based stud farm owner Hassan Ali Khan and Adnan Khashoggi, who used to be a major arms supplier for Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

Khashoggi s name first came up in India during the investigation of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.

The ED has made the startling disclosure in an eight-page report, which has been classified confidential , submitted to the high court on Tuesday. The report, whose contents have been accessed by HT, reveals that Khan has stashed away several billions in bank accounts abroad, allegedly through laundering money from terrorism, arms trade, gun running, corruption, forgery, fraud and other crimes.

Khan first came under the scanner last January when the Income-Tax Department searched his three houses in Pune and Mumbai and seized Rs 90 lakh and a laptop containing information on alleged transactions of $8 billion in Swiss banks.

His seized passport was handed over to the ED as it was investigating him for offences under the Foreign Exchange Management Act and Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Early this month, Ali and his wife Rheema applied for the return of their passports.

Opposing his application, the ED said Khan made false statements that he did not hold any illegal accounts abroad.

Sources in the ED said Khan has huge sums stashed away in United Bank of Switzerland (UBS) and in accounts in Zurich.

A sum of $300 million was credited to Khan s account from Khashoggi s account at Chase Manhattan bank in New York, added sources.

Khan s Swiss bank account was frozen by the UBS authorities, stating that those were funds from weapon sales .

The ED has alleged Khan and his wife have not been cooperating with the investigation and are virtually absconding .

The accounts seem to be a result of money flowing out of well-oiled machinery (and mechanism) of laundering proceeds which needs to be investigated.' states the ED affidavit.

Tamil friend from the area said they were threatened saying 'You wait and see what we are going to do to you and your race'

The Mannar Bishop, Rev Rayappu Joseph, said yesterday that he had strictly ordered the LTTE not to enter the Madhu Church premises for any purpose.

We have strictly told the LTTE to leave the church alone as it is a religious place, he said.

Dismissing the claim made by Minister Keheliya Rambukwella that the LTTE was moving about freely in the church premises, the bishop said there had been no armed LTTE cadres in the vicinity during the past few days, after strict orders were issued by him.

He explained that he made such a request as people come and camp just outside the church, especially at festival time. However, the bishop said, there was a jungle beyond the camp site where the LTTE may loiter, especially at night. Since this area is full of scrub we don t really know what goes on there at night, he added.

Meanwhile, the Administrator of Madhu Church, Fr. Emil Irasupillai, who also confirmed the situation, said LTTE cadres often moved along the main road near the church but did not come to the church premises. We have no authority over the main road, therefore it is not possible to forbid those movements, Fr. Emil said.

Fr. Emil said there were two shell attacks near the church yesterday. The shells had fallen into a pond nearby and not exploded. He however did not lay the blame on anyone for this attack.

He added that people who were clearing the area where the bus blast took place on Tuesday had been shelled. I was at the blast sight and two shells were fired by someone, he said.

That's funny. Only warnings. But never kicked away.
Lolzzz.

Juniors get kicked out without warnings..seniors get warnings..got it..???

I see. Got it now. So after being a Senior member those can insult other people. Only warnings.
Great!!

So after being a Senior member those can insult other people. Only warnings.

The Mannar Bishop, Rev Rayappu Joseph, said yesterday that he had strictly ordered the LTTE not to enter the Madhu Church premises for any purpose.

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The Mannar Bishop, Rev Rayappu Joseph, said yesterday that he had strictly ordered the LTTE not to enter the Madhu Church premises for any purpose.