New Delhi: Busting a racket of funding of separatist activities in Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi police on February 6 arrested two Hurriyat leaders, including its Delhi-based spokesman Shabir Ahmed Dar, for allegedly receiving funds from Pakistan High Commission for passing them on to militant outfits in the state.

On specific intelligence input, Delhi police tailed a woman identified as Anjum Zamrooda Habib after she came out from Pakistan High Commission.

She was intercepted near Nehru Park and on her personal search, an amount of Rs 3.07 lakh was recovered, joint commissioner of Delhi police (Special Cell) Neeraj Kumar told reporters.

He said Habib, leader of Muslim Khawateen Markaz, a constituent of Hurriyat Conference, revealed during interrogation that she had received the money from Pakistan's Deputy High Commissioner Jaleel Abbas Gilani and was referred to him by Hurriyat chairman Abdul Gani Bhat and Dar.

She revealed that Dar was also frequenting Pakistan High Commission for receiving money for a militant outfit in the state, he said and added following this a raid was conducted on the Hurriyat office here.

Kumar said during the search, police recovered Rs two lakh besides some documents and propaganda material.

The duo have been booked under Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) and would be produced before a magistrate on February 7, the joint commissioner said.

PTI