Jammu Kashmir: NIA detains human rights activist Khurram Pervez

National Investigation Agency arrested Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Pervez after raiding his residence in Srinagar Monday

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez after questioning him. The agency raided his office and residence in Srinagar this morning.

"Khurram was arrested by NIA after being detained during raids at his office in Amira Kadal and his residence in Sonwar. Currently, he is kept at the agency's Srinagar office, but will be flown to Delhi tomorrow morning," a police source said.

"The agency was assisted by the local police and the CRPF during the raids. It was not immediately clear when or what the case was, but appears to be terror funding," the source added.

However, the arrest memo handed over to the Khurram's family states: "the case (RC-30/2021/NIA/DLI), dated November 6, 2021, was registered under Sections 120B, 121 and 121A of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 17, 18, 18B, 38 and 40 of the UAPA. Khurram was arrested this evening at 5:55 pm from Church Lane (Srinagar) by the agency's Superintendent of Police G. Siva Vikram."

It further reads, "two government employees, Suhail Ahmed Mir and Roman Qayoom are witnesses to the arrest. Reasons for the arrest have been explained to Khurram. And, following the process, his younger brother Sheikh Shariyar was notified about the arrest of the accused."

Earlier, the agency had claimed in its previous statements that many organizations and individuals in the valley were receiving donations from unknown sources which were later being used for military activities.

Interestingly, last year also the agency had raided several places in the valley and seized bank details and other documents of Khurram for investigation.