J&K: NIA Raids Many Places In North Kashmir In Narco-Terror Related Case

Multiple raids were carried out in various villages of Baramulla district and at least four houses and a residential government quarter were searched for many hours.

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Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has conducted raids at many places in north Kashmir's Baramulla district in connection with Narco-terror funding module after several drug hauls. A BJP leader's premises was also searched during the raids. According to sources, multiple raids were carried out in various villages of Baramulla district and at least four houses and a residential government quarter were searched for many hours. The NIA teams searched houses of Ghulam Rasool Waza at Palhallan Pattan, Shaheen Ahmad Lone of Kanispora Baramulla and BJP Mahila Morcha leader Haleema in Boniyar Baramulla. NIA selauths also conducted raids at the government residential quarter in Baramulla where Haleema is residing due to security threats and is guarded by a posse of Central forces. The house of Tariq Ahmad (ex Sarpanch) who was arrested last year by police in a drug peddling case was also searched by NIA. The NIA sleuths were accompanied by Central Armed Police Force and J&K Police personnel. Sources have told that the raids have been carried out in connection with the investigations of recent haul of Drugs and Weapons in North Kashmir and names had surfaced during the interrogation of the arrested.