Police conduct raids in Srinagar against suspects spreading propaganda

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday conducted raids at multiple locations in Srinagar as part of investigations against suspects allegedly involved in spreading malicious and seditious propaganda aimed at provoking people into unlawful and violent activities.

A police spokesperson said searches were held at various places in Batamaloo and HMT areas of Srinagar city in furtherance of investigation into a case which was registered under Section 13 UA(P) Act registered at Shergari police station.

He said the investigation is going on against some individuals who at the behest of adversary and in criminal conspiracy with others, were found prima facia involved in “orchestrating a campaign of manufacturing fabricated and malicious narrative by way of disseminating twisted and false information to provoke people for unlawful and violent activities.”

He said that Srinagar Police, after obtaining search warrants from NIA Court, conducted searches in the houses of Obais Riyaz Dar, a resident of Bonpora Batmaloo and Sahil Ahmad Bhat, a resident of HMT, Zainakote.

The spokesperson said during the course of searches, incriminating materials & electronic devices have been seized. “More such searches in the houses of identified suspects involved in malicious and seditious propaganda would be conducted in the coming days,” he said.

The official urged the citizens to exercise “responsibility while using social media platforms and to refrain from sharing or uploading inciteful content that promotes false narratives and misleads people, especially youth, to commit acts of terror.”