Seminary chief held in terror funding case

Srinagar, July 11

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) team on Sunday carried out raids at many places in Kashmir and arrested several persons, including the chairman of an Islamic seminary, in connection with a terror funding case.

The NIA team, along with the Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF, raided several places in Anantnag and Srinagar districts in connection with the case registered 10 days ago relating to the radicalisation in the Indian subcontinent.

Sources said the team raided an Islamic seminary named “Sirajul Uloom” at Dalal Mohalla in old city of Nawabazar area in Srinagar and seized some office records and a laptop, besides arresting the chairman of the seminary, Adnaan Ahmad Nadvi. The institution is affiliated to an Islamic seminary in Uttar Pradesh.

The raid at Srinagar was followed by similar raids at Pushroo, Sunsooma and Achabal villages in Anantnag district.

The teams arrested several persons, including one Javaid Ahmad Mir, an MBA and a shopkeeper; Umar Bhat, running a readymade garment shop; Owais Ahmad Bhat, laboratory technician; Tanveer Ahmad Bhat, shopkeeper; and Zeeshan Ameen Malik, chemist at Janglat Mandi in Anantnag.

The raid took place a day after 11 Jammu and Kashmir government employees, including two sons of most wanted terrorist Syed Salahuddin, were removed for their alleged involvement in terror-funding activities. — IANS