NIA raids 14 locations in J-K in case linked to terror activities

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday carried out searches at 14 locations in Jammu and Kashmir against people involved in the spreading of terrorist activities by various proscribed terrorist outfits in the Union Territory (UT) by targeting minorities and security personnel. The search operation was conducted by the NIA in Kulgam, Pulwama, Anantnag, Sopore and Jammu districts. Various incriminating materials such as digital devices, SIM cards and digital storage devices have been seized from the searched premises, the NIA said in a statement. The agency said that the case pertains to the criminal conspiracy for carrying out terrorist and subversive activities hatched by the cadres and Over Ground Workers (OWGs) of various proscribed organizations and their affiliates and off-shoots, operating under various pseudo names, at the behest of their Pakistani commanders and handlers. “They are involved in carrying out terrorist attacks by using cyber-space in Jammu and Kashmir, targeting of minorities, security personnel and spreading communal disharmony,” NIA said. The case had been suo-moto registered as on June 21 this year by the NIA’s Jammu branch. The NIA’s raid is part of its operation against such outfits targetting minority communities as the government has a policy of zero tolerance against terrorism.