Lagatar24 Desk
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been planning to start another series of raids against Jamaat-e-Islami cadres in Jammu Kashmir next week. These raids would be in continuation to the 61 search operations by the anti-terror agency’s sleuths on Aug 8 and Aug 9 in Srinagar, Budgam, Ganderbal, Baramulla, Kupwara, Bandipora, Doda, Kishtwar, Pulwama and Rajouri districts in Jammu Kashmir. Notably, the investigation is going on against the outlawed Jamaat-e-Islami(Jel) group in a terror funding case.
“We (NIA) have got new leads during investigation and suspects linked to the banned organisation, now we are looking for some more people linked to the jel case and they will be summoned very soon as the examination is an ongoing process,” said the official.
Jel is an unlawful association under the unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) banned the organisation on February 28, 2019. This year in February,5 cases were registered against the organization by NIA in pursuance of order from MHA relating to separatist and secessionist activities of Jel even after the proscription.
The results of the investigations done so far revealed that the members of Jel have been collecting funds domestically and abroad through donations and these funds are used for violent activities, instead of welfare. Jel has also been motivating the youth of Kashmir to participate in disruptive secessionist activities.
