Enforcement Directorate has imposed a penalty of over 14 lakh rupees on Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani for illegal possession of 10 thousand dollars in violation of foreign exchange law.

In a statement, the agency said, the foreign currency has also been confiscated as part of an order issued under the Foreign Exchange Management Act.

The foreign currency was seized during an Income Tax raid at Geelani’s residence in Srinagar’s Hyderpora area in 2002.