An Indian man was denied bail in the United Kingdom for allegedly funding Hezbollah.

London: Despite the Indian national’s claims that he was of Hindu ancestry and did not support Islamist terrorism and had been denied bail by a British court, he was detained here by Scotland Yard on suspicion of funding Lebanon’s Hezbollah.

The allegations of fraud and money laundering against Sundar Nagarajan, 65, were denied by him when he appeared via video link at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, according to his attorney.

Sundar Nagarajan, 65, who was born in Madurai, appeared via video link at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, and according to his attorney, he denied the fraud and money laundering allegations brought against him.

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Additionally, it was disclosed to District Judge Briony Clarke that Nagarajan was of Hindu descent and did not support terrorism by Islamists. The judge denied the bail and remanded Nagarajan in custody with a video link appearance scheduled for May 23 at the same court.

On April 18, the National Extradition Unit of the Metropolitan Police detained Nagarajan, also known as Nagarajan Sundar Poongulam Kasiviswanathan Naga and Sundar Poongulam K Nagarajan Nagarajan.

According to testimony given in court, armed police officers broke into his home and took his possessions and arrested him.

On behalf of the US government, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) informed the court that Nagarajan is the accountant connected to the finances of the terrorist group Hezbollah that has been designated, and he is sought by the US government for fraud and money laundering offences.

After the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command detained a 50-year-old man in Wales on suspicion of funding terrorism, his arrest followed.

“The ongoing investigation and arrest by the NTFIU [National Terrorist Financing Investigation Unit] relates to suspected terrorist financing and money laundering, which is believed to be connected to wealthy art collector and diamond dealer, Nazem Ahmad,” according to the Met Police.

Ahmad is believed to be a funding source for Hezballah, a group that the US and the UK both consider to be terrorist organisations.

Along with the US government’s announcement of sanctions against Ahmad and several of his suspected associates, including Nagarajan, sanctions against Ahmad were also made last week by the UK government.

The Eastern District of New York’s US Attorney’s Office unsealed a nine-count indictment at the same time as the case’s activity.

Ahmad is alleged to have engaged in the international trade in diamonds, international art purchases, and international art sales, all of which were carried out through a convoluted network of business entities.

Ahmad, a dual citizen of Belgium and Lebanon who resides in Lebanon, was penalised by the US for funding Hezballah.

Nagarajan is one of his associates who used numerous corporate entities and people to hide Ahmad’s control and beneficial interest in the businesses and in financial transactions. Nagarajan is one of those associates.

He is also blamed by US authorities for facilitating the purchase of numerous priceless works of art and diamond grading services for millions of dollars’ worth of diamonds from US citizens.