SRINAGAR: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday carried out searches at three locations in Jammu and Kashmir in a terror funding case linked to the banned organisation Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI).
According to an official statement, the searches were conducted in Srinagar and Shopian districts and led to the recovery of incriminating financial documents and electronic devices suspected to be connected with the activities of JeI and its affiliated trusts and associations in the Union Territory.
The NIA is investigating separatist and secessionist activities of Jama’at-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir, which has been declared an unlawful association under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, as part of case RC-03/2021/NIA/DLI.
Investigations so far suggest that JeI was involved in raising funds for terror-related activities, allegedly collecting money both within India and abroad under the guise of donations for charitable work, including education and healthcare. The agency said these funds were diverted towards violent and secessionist activities, as well as channelled to banned terrorist organisations such as Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, through organised networks.
The probe also indicates that the group was engaged in radicalising and recruiting impressionable youth in Kashmir as members for carrying out secessionist activities.
The NIA said investigations are ongoing with the aim of dismantling the network and curbing its alleged terror-related activities in the region.
