NIA raids Kashmir locations in terror funding case linked to banned Jamaat-e-Islami
The NIA has widened its crackdown on the banned Jamaat-e-Islami network in Kashmir, raiding schools and the residence of a former JeI chief amid allegations of terror funding, radicalisation and links to Hizbul Mujahideen.
The National Investigation Agency on Monday carried out searches across the Kashmir Valley as part of its probe into a terror-funding case linked to the banned Jamaat-e-Islami organisation, raiding educational institutions and the residence of a former JeI chief.
The searches were conducted at three locations in Srinagar and Shopian districts, where investigators recovered several incriminating financial documents and electronic gadgets suspected to be linked to the activities of Jamaat-e-Islami and its associated trusts and organisations in Jammu and Kashmir.
SCHOOLS, EX-JEI CHIEF’S HOUSE RAIDED
According to official sources, NIA officers searched Darul Uloom Sirajul Uloom, a school in the Imam Sahib area of Shopian that was declared an “illegal entity” last month.
The agency also conducted searches at the residence of former Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shahzada Aurangzeb in Molu Chitragam area of Shopian district.
Another search operation was carried out at Jamiat ul Banaat, a religious school for girls located in Srinagar’s Lal Bazar area.
The raids are part of the federal anti-terror agency’s investigation into the separatist and secessionist activities of Jamaat-e-Islami, which has been declared an unlawful association under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.
TERROR FUNDING NETWORK UNDER SCANNER
According to the NIA, investigations so far have revealed that Jamaat-e-Islami was allegedly involved in collecting terror funds and fuelling terrorism in Kashmir and other parts of the country.
“It was engaged in collecting funds domestically and internationally in the name of donations for charity and welfare activities such as health and education,” the agency said in a statement.
The NIA alleged that the collected funds were diverted towards violent and secessionist activities and channelled to banned terror organisations, including Hizbul Mujahideen, through “well-organised networks of cadres”.
RADICALISATION OF KASHMIRI YOUTH
The agency also alleged that the conspiracy involved radicalising and recruiting impressionable Kashmiri youth into the organisation as “Rukuns”, or members, to further separatist activities in the Valley.
Investigators believe the network operated through an organised structure aimed at sustaining terror-linked and secessionist operations in Jammu and Kashmir.
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
The case is linked to the NIA’s investigation, which focuses on terror funding and separatist activities connected to Jamaat-e-Islami.
The agency said the investigation is continuing as part of efforts to dismantle the terror ecosystem and end the outfit’s alleged secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir.
The National Investigation Agency on Monday carried out searches across the Kashmir Valley as part of its probe into a terror-funding case linked to the banned Jamaat-e-Islami organisation, raiding educational institutions and the residence of a former JeI chief.
The searches were conducted at three locations in Srinagar and Shopian districts, where investigators recovered several incriminating financial documents and electronic gadgets suspected to be linked to the activities of Jamaat-e-Islami and its associated trusts and organisations in Jammu and Kashmir.
SCHOOLS, EX-JEI CHIEF’S HOUSE RAIDED
According to official sources, NIA officers searched Darul Uloom Sirajul Uloom, a school in the Imam Sahib area of Shopian that was declared an “illegal entity” last month.
The agency also conducted searches at the residence of former Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shahzada Aurangzeb in Molu Chitragam area of Shopian district.
Another search operation was carried out at Jamiat ul Banaat, a religious school for girls located in Srinagar’s Lal Bazar area.
The raids are part of the federal anti-terror agency’s investigation into the separatist and secessionist activities of Jamaat-e-Islami, which has been declared an unlawful association under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.
TERROR FUNDING NETWORK UNDER SCANNER
According to the NIA, investigations so far have revealed that Jamaat-e-Islami was allegedly involved in collecting terror funds and fuelling terrorism in Kashmir and other parts of the country.
“It was engaged in collecting funds domestically and internationally in the name of donations for charity and welfare activities such as health and education,” the agency said in a statement.
The NIA alleged that the collected funds were diverted towards violent and secessionist activities and channelled to banned terror organisations, including Hizbul Mujahideen, through “well-organised networks of cadres”.
RADICALISATION OF KASHMIRI YOUTH
The agency also alleged that the conspiracy involved radicalising and recruiting impressionable Kashmiri youth into the organisation as “Rukuns”, or members, to further separatist activities in the Valley.
Investigators believe the network operated through an organised structure aimed at sustaining terror-linked and secessionist operations in Jammu and Kashmir.
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
The case is linked to the NIA’s investigation, which focuses on terror funding and separatist activities connected to Jamaat-e-Islami.
The agency said the investigation is continuing as part of efforts to dismantle the terror ecosystem and end the outfit’s alleged secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir.
