Arrest of Fai long overdue: Home Secretary

FAI-INDIA
 
       From Achinta Borah
       Thimphu, Jul 23 (PTI) India on Saturday said the arrest
 of Kashmiri separatist leader Ghulam Nabi Fai in the US was
 long overdue as there has been suspicion for a long time that
 he was getting funds from Pakistani agencies.
       "Yes, his (Fai) arrest was long overdue," Union Home
 Secretary R K Singh told PTI when asked about the arrest of
 the US-based chief of a Kashmir advocacy group in America.
       "Because we had fair degree of suspicion that the money
 he used to get was given by the agencies in Pakistan," Singh
 said.
       Singh is in Thimphu to attend the 4th meeting of the
 SAARC Interior/ Home Ministers.
       Fai was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday for illegally
 lobbying for Pakistan and its spy agency to influence US
 policy on Kashmir. Reports also suggested that Fai made
 donations to US Congressmen and presidential candidates, and
 organised conferences and seminars to reflect the viewpoint of
 Pakistan on Kashmir.
       Earlier, India had refused to comment on Fai's arrest,
 saying "facts speaks for themselves". PTI ACB
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