Militant Funding Case: NIA Raids in J&K Multiple Locations

Militant Funding Case: NIA Raids in J&K Multiple Locations  – The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday raided multiple locations across Jammu and Kashmir as part of its crackdown on the proscribed Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in a militant funding case.

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In a statement, a spokesperson said, ” NIA teams swooped down on the premises of various suspects at five locations in Srinagar, three in Budgam, two in Kulgam, one in Anantnag and four in Jammu.”

The statement reads that incriminating documents and digital devices connected with the activities of JeI and its related Trusts in JK were seized during the extensive searches, which also led to the recovery of over 20 lakh rupees in cash.

“NIA investigations in the case, registered on 5th February 2021, have so far revealed that JeI and its members have continued to promote terrorist and secessionist activities in J&K even after the outfit was proscribed under UA(P) Act in February 2019. Operatives of the banned organisation had been collecting funds through donations from within India and abroad,” it reads.

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It reads that the funds were collected mainly in the form of Zakat, Mowda and Bait-ul-Mal, purported to promote charity and other welfare activities, such as health and education, but were instead being used for carrying out violent and secessionist activities, as per NIA investigations.