J&K: SIA Conducts Searches At Multiple Locations Across Valley In Terror Funding Case

In connection with a terror funding investigation, SIA Kashmir searched multiple locations throughout the Valley.

Jammu & Kashmir's SIA Conducts Raids Across Valley

Source : ANI

The Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Saturday carried out raids at 14 places in three districts of the Valley as part of its investigations into a terror funding case, news agency ANI reported. 

SIA Kashmir conducted searches at multiple locations across the Valley today in a terror funding case. About 14 houses & a business premise of suspects in Srinagar, Sopore, Baramulla& Shopian were searched. During searches, incriminating material, evidence recovered: J&K Police

— ANI (@ANI) October 22, 2022

An agency spokesman said 14 houses and a business premise of suspects in Srinagar, Sopore, Baramulla and Shopian were searched in compliance to a search warrant obtained from the Court of Special Judge, designated under the NIA Act (TADA/POTA) Srinagar.

"Continuing to rein in the financial networks of terror outfits with a purpose of destroying the ecosystem and support structure of terrorism completely, the State Investigation Agency today conducted searches at multiple locations across the Valley," news agency PTI quoted him as saying. 

The case pertains to financial networks of terror outfits operating in Kashmir, the spokesman said.

"The case was registered on a reliable informtion that a group of overground workers of terrorist organisations in connivance with and active support from their Pakistan-based terror handlers, including terrorists who had exfiltrated from the valley and now based in Pakistan, are arranging a variety of logistic support including channelling finances with the overall objective of furthering and sustaining terror activities in J-K in order to destabilize the Union of India by clandestinely waging a war," he added, PTI reported. 

During the searches, incriminating material, electronic devices, mobile phones, bank documents, and other items relevant to the investigation were seized, according to the spokesman.

Earlier this month, SIA had conducted searches at multiple locations across south Kashmir, the officials said during the searches, incriminating material, mobile phones and other articles having bearing on the investigation have been recovered and seized.

(With Inputs From Agencies)