Terror Funding Case: Anti Terror Agency Conducts Searches In Kashmir
NDTV
The case is related to Jamaat-e-Islami (Jel) collecting donations in the country and abroad for charity, but have been using the funds for "violent and secessionist" activities, NIA said.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday carried out searches at six locations in Kashmir in connection with a terror funding case involving the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), an official said.
The searches were conducted at the premises of office-bearers and members of the JeI at six locations in Baramulla, Budgam and Srinagar districts of Jammu and Kashmir, a spokesperson of the NIA said.
The spokesperson said various incriminating documents and electronic devices were seized during the raids.
The case, registered by the NIA suo motu on February 5, 2021, pertains to the activities of some JeI members who have been collecting donations in the country and abroad for charity and other welfare activities, but have been using the funds for "violent and secessionist" activities, the spokesperson said.
