NIA conducts fresh raids at multiple locations in Srinagar
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday morning conducted raids in different areas of Srinagar city.
Official sources said that NIA sleuths, accompanied by paramilitary CRPF and police, raided the house of Zahoor Ahmad Bhat at Wazir bagh Srinagar, Bashir Ahmad Lone at Hokersar and Arif Ahmad Misger and fazal ul haq of Bag-i-Sundar Chattabal area of Srinagar, all of whom are associated with cross LoC trade.
Pertinently, as per reports NIA and Enforcement Directorate (ED) have arrested about 30 traders and separatists in connection with militancy funding.
The Cross-LoC trade between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan-administered-Kashmir (PaK) was stopped by Centre in March 2019.
Later the NIA team conducted fresh raids in Pampore area of Pulwama district.
Official sources said that NIA sleuths, accompanied by paramilitary CRPF and police, raided the houses of Tajamul Masoodi Son of Bahar-Ud Din Masoodi and Musadiq Masoodi Son of Mohammad Afzal Bagander area of Pulwama on Thursday evening and conducted searches.
Since 2017, the NIA and the Enforcement Department (ED) have arrested dozens of persons in the Valley in alleged terror funding cases and other cases.
