NIA does searches at 32 places in J&K Targeting Terror Network | Today news

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) performed a series of coordinated searches on June 5, 2025, over two and thirty-two places in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, as part of its continued investigations into a conspiracy of terror, which was orchestrated by Pakistan-supported procedurous terrorist organizations and their offshoots. The operation aimed to disrupt efforts to destabilize the Jammu and Kashmir by disrupting hybrid terrorists and their overgrown workers involved in the support of militant activities. The searches focused on residential premises linked to individuals related to Pakistan-based offshoots such as The Resistance Front (TRF), United Liberation Front Jammu & Kashmir (Ulfj & K), Mujahideen Gazwat-Ul-Hind (MGH), JAMMU & Kashmir Freedom). These groups maintain connections with prohibited terrorist organizations, including Lashkar-E-Taiba (Note), Jaish-E-Mohammed (JEM) and Al-Badr. According to the NIA, the individuals whose properties have been sought are carefully investigated for their alleged involvement in facilitating terrorist activities. These activities include the collection and distribution of sticky bombs, magnetic bombs, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), arms, ammunition, drugs and funds. The agency’s investigations revealed that these organizations, backed by their leadership in Pakistan, have conspiracy to stimulate terror and violence by radicalizing local youth and mobilizing workers from the land to disrupt peace and common harmony in Jammu and Kashmir. Further findings suggest that Operators in Pakistan used on social media platforms and online applications to promote and facilitate terrorist activities. The use of drones to deliver weapons, ammunition, explosives and anesthetics to operatives in the Kashmir Valley was also uncovered during the investigation. During the searches, the NIA got two live cartridges, one bullet head and one bayonet. In addition, several digital devices have been seized that contain significant volumes of incriminating data and documents. This material will undergo a thorough investigation to unravel further details of the conspiracy of the terrorists.