Srinagar, Dec 23, KDC: National Investigation Agency (NIA) is carrying out raids at multiple locations in Jammu-Kashmir and Delhi, in connection with a militancy funding case, sources said on Friday.
Reliable sources told Srinagar based news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) that NIA sleuths with the assistance of police and CRPF are carrying out raids at least seventeen (17) locations in a registered case. The searches are being carried out at Anantnag, Kulgam, Behrampora-Sopore, Awantipora, Jammu and Delhi.
At village Hadigam in Anantnag, sleuths of NIA searched the joint house of Javied Ahmad Sheikh son of late Rashid Ahmad Sheikh, Iqbal Sheikh son of Ahad Sheikh (Govt teacher), Showkat Sheikh son of Mohammad sheikh (Kiryana shopkeeper), Manzoor Sheikh (Tailor), Amain Sheikh son of Wali Sheikh.
At village Mirhama in Kulgam the NIA searched residences of Bashir Ahmad Padder son of Ali Mohd Padder who is a Punch of Ward- 4.
In Pulwama, NIA raided the house of Numberdar Charsoo in Awantipora and detained Numberdar Abdul Gani Wani and his son Mohammad Imran Wani and took them to police station for questioning.
In Drabgam of Rajpora village in Pulwama, NIA is conducting raid at the house of retired ASI Mohammad Ahsan Mir.
According to a statement NIA said the case pertains to the criminal conspiracy for carrying out militant & subversive activities hatched by the cadres and OGWs of various proscribed organizations and their affiliates and off-shoots, operating under various pseudo names, at the behest of their Pakistani handlers. “They are involved in carrying out attacks by using cyber-space in J&K, targeting of minorities, security personnel and spreading communal disharmony.”
The case had been suo-moto registered as RC-05/2022/NIA/JMU on 21.06.2022 by NIA Police Station, Jammu.
“During searches, various incriminating materials such as digital devices, SIM cards and digital storage devices etc. were seized. Further investigation in the case continues,” the statement added. (KDC)
