Team News Riveting
Srinagar, August 8
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday conducted raids at multiple locations associated with the outlawed organisation Jamaat-e-Islami in Kashmir valley.
The operation is learnt to be a major crackdown against the terror funding and to check resurgence of Jamaat-e-Islami activities as normalcy has been returning in the valley after the abrogation of Article 370. The organisation was banned for terror activities in 2019. In all, 45 locations were raided by the central probe agency NIA with the assistance of Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF today morning.
Official sources said that in Srinagar that searches were carried out at the residence of Gazi Moin-ul Islam, a resident of Soura and Falah-e-Aam Trust Nowgam, Ghulam Mohammad Bhat son of Mohammad Jaffar Bhat at present HIG Colony Bemina, Bashir Ahmad Lone at Harwan and Faheem Ramzan at Lal Bazar.
They said in Anantnag residential houses of Mushtaq Ahmad Wani son of Ghulam Hassan Wani, Nazir Ahmad Raina son of Ghulam Rasool Raina, both residents of Lohersenzi are of Kokernag, Farooq Ahmad Khan son of Mohammad Yaqoob Khan, a resident of Sundbrbare Kokernag, Aftaq Ahmad Mir resident of Badoora Achabal and Ahmadullah Parrey resident of Khiram Bijbehara.
Reports coming from Budgam said that searches are being carried out at the residences of several Jamaat leaders including Dr Mohammad Sultan Bhat son of Lasse Bhat presently staying in Pakistan since 2019, Ghulam Mohammad Wani and Gulzar Ahmad Shah all residents of Soibugh Budgam, Riyaz Ahmad Sofi son of Mohammad Sultan Sofi, a resident of Sholipora and Mohammad Abdullah Wani a resident of Wadwan at present Mandir-Bagh Bhagat in Srinagar.
In Bandipora, the former Jamaat president, Mohammad Sikander Malik’s residence at Gundpora is being searched by the NIA.
In central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, the NIA raided the residences of Gul Mohammad war son of Abdul Rahim war, ex Ameer Zila JEI Ganderbal, a resident of Manigam Lar Ganderbal, Zahoor Ahmad Reshi son of Afzal Reshi and Mehraj ud din Reshi son of Afzal Reshi, both residents of Safapora Ganderbal and Abdul Hameed Bhat son of Ghulam Mohd at Batwina Ganderbal.
In Shopian, NIA raids are going on at the residences of Mohammad Yousuf Sheikh son of Gulamh Hassan Sheikh, a resident of Maldera Shopian JEI Activist and Ex- militant and Riyaz Ahmad Ganie son of Mohd yaseen Ganie resident of Nadigam Shopian (brother of Hamid Fayaz Ganie Ameeri Jammat JeI who is presently under Public Safety Act.
In Kulgam, the NIA searched residences of Ghulam Hassan Sheikh son of Saifullah Sheikh, a resident of Tarigam Kulgam ex Ameer Jamat member and Mohammad Yosuf Rather son of Ghulam Ahmad Rather, resident of Bolsoo Kulgam ex Ameer Zila Kulgam JeI.
In North Kashmir’s Baramulla, the NIA raided the residential house of Peer Gayas u din Shah Son of Late Ghulam Hassan Shah, resident of Wagoora (Ex JeI Ameer Tehsil Wagoora) and Abdul Rahman Shall, a resident of Baramulla.
Similarly, as per reports NIA raids are being carried out in Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar and Rajouri districts of Jammu.
Last month also, the NIA had carried out raids at multiple locations in Anantnag, Srinagar, Awantipora, Baramulla and some other places in connection with a case registered 10 days ago relating to the radicalisation in the Indian subcontinent. Besides, NIA, Intelligence Bureau, RAW (Research and Analysis Wing), and the Jammu and Kashmir police are jointly involved in search operations which began in Jammu and Kashmir’s multiple districts since early morning.
