J&K: Probing terror funding, SIA raids five locations

Advertisement

Srinagar, February 2

The State Investigation Agency of the J&K Police today carried out raids at five locations in Srinagar and Delhi in connection with a terror-funding case, the agency said. It said the raids were conducted after obtaining a search warrant from the special designated UAPA court of Srinagar. This was the second round of the search operation in this case. Earlier, 32 locations in Delhi and Kashmir valley were searched.

“The search was carried out simultaneously by special teams of the SIA. Incriminating material, including bank and property documents, mobile phones, digital devices and SIM cards, were seized. These will be analysed for further investigation,” the SIA said.

Documents, phones seized during search

• According to the SIA officials, the search operation was conducted in Delhi and Srinagar.
• Bank and property documents, mobile phones, digital devices and SIM cards were seized, and these would be analysed.

“The case pertains to illegal raising, layering, mixing and laundering of illegal proceeds of crime by the accused which subsequently is suspected to have been used in unlawful activities, including secession and terror activities,” the SIA said.

According to the SIA, the case was registered at the Kashmir SIA police station on the basis of an inquiry which revealed that crores of rupees had been raised and laundered in a short span of time.