Lagatar24 Desk
Srinagar, Oct 11: In connection with a case involving the funding of terrorism that has ties to the dubious activities of the Al Huda Educational Trust in the Union Territory, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at several places around Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.
In the Jammu and Kashmir districts of Rajouri, Poonch, Jammu, Srinagar, Pulwama, Budgam, Shopian, and Bandipora, the anti-terror agency has been conducting searches at various areas.
According to NIA officials, the case is connected to the dubious activities of the Al Huda Educational Trust in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri region.
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As a front organisation for Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir, which was designated as a “unlawful association” under the UA(P)A in 2019, the Al Huda Educational Trust’s funding patterns and activities were the subject of a suo-motu investigation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
According to sources, these raids were conducted out by several NIA teams based on particular inputs. The Central Reserve Police Force and the Jammu and Kashmir Police coordinated the operations (CRPF).
