In Jammu and Kashmir, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is conducting raids at 8 locations in connection with a case of terrorist infiltration. NIA raids are being conducted at various locations in Reasi, Doda, Udhampur, Ramban, and Kishtwar districts. The NIA officials are being assisted by J&K police and paramilitary CRPF in this operation.
Earlier on Wednesday, the probe agency arrested an accused wanted in a 2020 Kashmir narco-terror case linked with a conspiracy of the banned Pakistan-based terrorist organisations to procure and sell narcotic drugs to raise funds for promoting terrorism. Muneer Ahmad Banday, who had been evading arrest for the last four years, was a key part of the conspiracy, aimed at generating funds to spread terror in J&K and other parts of the country. The funds were to be used for the furtherance of terrorist activity in J&K through a network of over-ground workers (OGWs).
The conspiracy, involving operatives of banned terrorist outfits like Lashkar-E-Taiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) came to light in June 2020 when the Kupwara police registered a case following the seizure of 2 kgs of heroin and 20 lakhs rupees in cash during checking of vehicles at Kairo Bridge. The agency is continuing with its investigations to dismantle the narco-terror network and destroy the root of the terror funding in the country, particularly in Kashmir.
