Indian arrested in London on suspicion of funding terrorist organisation Hizbollah

London, Apr 20: A 66-year-old Indian citizen Sundar Nagarajan has been arrested in London on suspicion of funding the proscribed terrorist organisation Hizbollah , British police said.

 

 

 

 

"Sundar Nagarajan, (27.08.57) of Hayes UB3, was taken into police custody before appearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court this afternoon for commencement of extradition proceedings," read the Metropolitan Police press release. Officers from the National Extradition Unit - acting on an international arrest warrant - detained Nagarajan from west London following a request by US authorities.

 

 

Madurai-born Sundar Nagarajan also known as Kasiviswanathan Naga and Nagarajan Sundar Poongulam, now faces extradition to the US where he faces charges of helping to launder money to evade US sanctions and fund Hizbollah. Nagarajan was taken into police custody before appearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court this afternoon for the commencement of extradition proceedings. He was remanded to next appear at the same court on April 25, added the release.

 

 

 

 

Officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command also arrested one Nazem Ahmad on suspicion of funding terrorism, as part of a wider UK and US coordinated action targeting terrorism financing. According to the US, the Lebanese terrorist outfit Hizbollah uses Nazem Ahmad, and his companies, to launder substantial amounts of money bound for the terrorist group and Nagarajan is the international accountant for Nazem. Ahmad is believed to be connected to a wealthy art collector and diamond dealer and is suspected of being a funding source for Hizballah, said Metropolitan Police.

 

 

Sanctions against Ahmad were announced earlier today by the UK Government. The US government also announced sanctions against Ahmad and a number of his associates, added the release.

 

 

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