Raids against social media misuse in Kashmir

While the Counter-Intelligence wing of J&K Police raided five districts in Kashmir in connection with social media misuse by anti-national elements on Sunday, police in Ramban district carried out CASOs (Cordon and Search Operations) aimed at tracing the suspicious activities of the relatives of the J&K natives operating from Pakistan (JKNOPs) and verifying the antecedents of suspected individuals. Officials said that the Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) carried out a series of coordinated raids in five districts in connection with investigations into social media misuse and online activities deemed prejudicial to public order. An official said that simultaneous searches were conducted in Pulwama, Shopian, Srinagar, Baramulla, and Kulgam districts. “The operation was launched early this morning following credible inputs about individuals allegedly using social media platforms to spread hateful and anti-national content. @@@@