Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted searches in three different locations of Baramulla and one location in Handwara district of Jammu & Kashmir in the case of suspected cross LoC trade. NIA investigation has revealed that the funds generated from such trade were being used for fomenting terrorist activities in J&K.
"The case pertains to the generation of additional profits through cross LoC trade mechanism between J&K and PoK and using funds so generated for fomenting terrorist activities in J&K. The trade was started in the year 2008 via two Trade Facilitation Centres (TFCs) located at Salamabad, Uri in Baramulla district and Chakan-da-Bagh in Poonch district," the NIA said.
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The trade remains suspended from April 2019. The case was registered suo motu by the NIA in 2016. "During today's search operation, digital devices along with incriminating documents have been seized," the NIA said. As per sources, raids were carried out at the residences of Zahoor Ahmed Malla (son of Bashir Ahmed Malla of Old town), Mehraj-ud-Din din Bhat (son of Gulam Mohammad Bhat of Khawjabagh), and the house of Feroz Ahmad Shiekh, Khalid Shiekh and Zahoor Sheikh (sons of Gulam Ahmad Shiekh of Dewan Colony Nishat, owners of Hotel Hilton Pahalgam).
In another development, NIA conducted raids in six different locations of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh against Jammat ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) operatives. The raid was conducted at four locations in Bhopal, one location in Kathiar, and one location in Sarahanpur in the case related to propagating the JMB ideology.
"The case relates to the arrest of six active cadres of proscribed organization JMB including three illegal immigrants of Bangladesh from a house in Bhopal. They were suspected to be involved in propagating the ideology of JMB and motivating vulnerable youths to perform jihad against India," the NIA said.
