Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 11: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) today carried out raids at three places in Jammu and Kashmir in connection with a terror funding case involving the use of crypto currency.
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Three suspected locations in Jammu, Doda and Handwara were searched, an official statement issued by the SIA this evening said. In Jammu, the SIA sleuths searched the house of Irshad Ahmed Malik son of Mohammad Amin Malik, a resident of Bus Stand, Bharat in Doda district, presently putting up at Sunjuwan on outskirts of Jammu City.
The house of Irshad Ahmed Malik was also raided at Bharat Bhagla in Doda district.
Two separate teams of the SIA searched the houses of Malik for about two hours and seized some documents and electronic gadgets, the sources said.
“The searches were aimed at collecting critical evidence to unravel a conspiracy involving cross-border funding through crypto currency for fuelling terrorism and destabilizing peace in Jammu and Kashmir,” the SIA statement said.
It added that the search operations were also aimed at identifying individuals inciting youth against the Union of India, thereby threatening national security.
The raids were part of an ongoing investigation under FIR No 12/2022, registered under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, and the Indian Penal Code.
“The search operations yielded vital evidence, marking a breakthrough in exposing the clandestine financial networks that keep the pot of terrorism boiling in Jammu and Kashmir,” the statement said.
The recovered articles and electronic devices are expected to aid the SIA Kashmir in identifying and apprehending co-conspirators and accomplices orchestrating these anti-national activities, he added.
The statement said the SIA remains determined in its commitment to rooting out terrorism and its support systems.
“These search operations reflect the SIA’s unwavering determination to safeguard the sovereignty and integrity of the nation while ensuring the safety and security of the people of Jammu and Kashmir,” it added.
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