J&K: NIA raids several locations in terrorism case
India | November 22, 2021 14:35 ISTAgency sources have signalled it may be linked to Jammu and Kashmir terrorism conspiracy case in which the NIA had arrested two accused persons on November 12.
Agency sources have signalled it may be linked to Jammu and Kashmir terrorism conspiracy case in which the NIA had arrested two accused persons on November 12.
Similar raids were carried out by the agency two months back on the houses and offices of prominent JeI leaders. After carrying out the raids, those involved were summoned to appear before the NIA in Delhi.
The National Investigation Agency had earlier this month registered the case relating to conspiracy to undertake terrorist acts in Jammu and Kashmir and other cities.
Earlier on Sunday, the NIA arrested three people over their alleged association with the banned terror organisation Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), an official said.
The NIA had conducted multiple searches in Jammu and Kashmir on July 11 this year in the same case and had arrested three accused-- Umar Nisar, Tanveer Ahmad Bhat and Rameez Ahmad Lone, all residents of Achabal area of Anantnag district.
"Instead of fighting an ideology with a better idea it is crushing contrarian thought with an iron fist", said Mehbooba Mufti over NIA raids on Jamaat-e-Islami
The NIA conducted raids at 45 locations in 14 districts of Jammu and Kashmir in connection with a terror funding case. The raids were conducted at the residences of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami outfit.
An NIA official related to probe said that the agency sleuths along with the CRPF are carrying out searches at multiple locations in several districts of J&K.
Multiple NIA teams carried out simultaneous raids at these locations that include Pulwama, Shopian, Srinagar, Anantnag, Jammu and Banihal this morning in connection with two terror cases.
Officials in anti-terror agency informed that raids were conducted in Anantnag, Srinagar, Awantipora, Baramulla and some other places in connection with a case registered 10 days ago relating to radicalisation in the Indian subcontinent.
The NIA had earlier today, conducted raids in various locations in Anantnag.
Pradeep Sharma was arrested by the Mumbai police in connection with the Antilia bomb scare and Mansukh Hiren murder case and a raid was conducted at his residence.
More than 43 locations of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) - the political wing of the Popular Front of India, were searched by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday, for their alleged involvement in Bengaluru riots.
The case relates to NGOs and trusts that allegedly diverted funds meant for charitable activities to "secessionist and separatist activities" in Jammu and Kashmir.
The NIA and Jammu and Kashmir Police carried out searches at residences of Over Ground Worker (OGW) of terrorists Farooq Ahmed Thokar and active Hizbul terrorist Omar Dhobi in Shopian of South Kashmir.
Singh was posted with the anti-hijacking wing of the Kashmir police in Srinagar and was part of the security staff that received a group of foreign envoys who visited Kashmir last week.
An NIA source said that the anti-terror probe agency was carrying searches at six locations including two locations at Kovai beside one each in Elayangudi, Trichy, Kayalpattinam and Nagapattinam.
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