On February 10, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids at 15 locations across Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) as part of its crackdown on the proscribed Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in a terror funding case, reports Daily Excelsior. The raids in the twin capitals of Srinagar and Jammu, along with Budgam in central and Kulgam and Anantnag in south Kashmir, led to the seizure of incriminating documents and digital devices connected with the activities of JeI and its related trusts and more than INR 2 million, a NIA spokesperson said, adding that two persons, identified as Dr. Shabir Hussain and Abdul Majeed Rather, were also detained in Jammu for questioning during the raids targeting a private school and its functionaries, including the chairman at Bagh-e-Bahu and Belicharana. Many items, including study material, electronic gadgets, etc., were seized during the raids. In Srinagar, the NIA teams, along with the Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), raided the houses of Javid Ahmad Haroon, Mohammad Rafiq Wani, and Javed Hakeem. Three mobile phones, financial documents, and the identity card of Hakeem were seized. The NIA also raided the houses of Abdul Majeed Wani of Balgarden, Srinagar, and Mohammad Iqbal Karada of Shahi Hamdani Lane Ahmad Nagar. In Kulgam, the houses of Sheikh Ghulam Hassan and Sayar Ahmad Reshi of Kahrote were searched by the NIA. They recovered incriminating documents during the raids. They said the residences of former Jamaat chief Sheikh Ghulam Hassan and another leader, Sayar Ahmad Reshi, in Kulgam district were among those raided. Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir was banned by the Centre for five years in February 2019. “The investigations in the case, registered on February 5, 2021, have so far revealed that JeI and its members have continued to promote terrorist and secessionist activities in J&K even after the outfit was proscribed under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in February 2019,” the NIA spokesperson said.