SRINAGAR: In one of the largest coordinated crackdowns in recent months, police on Thursday carried out extensive raids across multiple districts of Kashmir targeting members and associates of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), seizing electronic devices, documents and literature believed to be connected to suspected anti-national activities.
Officials said the raids targeted residential premises and other locations linked to JeI members and their associates as part of the ongoing efforts to dismantle the terror ecosystem and its support structures, officials said.
The action followed credible intelligence suggesting that some JeI members were involved in anti-national activities, they said.
Electronic devices, documents and literature were seized from the houses of individuals linked to the outfit and associated institutions. All recovered material has been seized for detailed scrutiny, according to officials.
In Srinagar, police conducted citywide raids on the residences and businesses of associates of the JeI.
Officials said the searches were carried out at the residences and business establishments of Umar Sultan Guru from Chanpora, Mohammad Abdullah Wani from Budgam, currently living in Mandir Bagh Baghat here, Ghulam Mohammad Bhat from Bemina, Mohammad Ramzan Naik alias Faheem from Lal Bazar, Bashir Ahmad Lone from Harwan, and Manzoor Ahmad, a resident of Nowgam Chowk.
Searches were also carried out at the residences of those associated with JeI-affiliated institutions, including Mohammad Ramzan Lone, a resident of Soura (Ramzana Memorial Educational Institute, Soura), Shahid Zahgeer, a resident of Buchpora Soura (Ramzana Memorial School, Soura), and Peer Giyas Ud Din from Nowgam (Falah Research Ramzan Centre, Nowgam), they added.
Some institutions associated with the JeI ideology were also raided. These include Jamiat-ul-Banaat, Kashmir University in Lal Bazar, Rahat Manzil (JK Yateem Khana) in Bagh-i-Nand Singh, Chattabal, Chinar Publication Trust in Maisuma, and Al-Kousar Book Shop in Maisuma.
The action was initiated based on credible inputs regarding activities deemed prejudicial to the security and stability of the region, they said.
Incriminating materials relevant to the investigation were seized for detailed examination, they added.
In north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, searches were also carried out at the Jamia Islamia Institute in Waripora, Handwara, based on information indicating suspected unlawful activities and possible links with the JeI, officials said.
