Jammu and Kashmir police’s State Investigation Agency on Saturday carried raids at 11 locations in central and north Kashmir in its probe related to sleeper cell modules, officials said.
These raids were conducted in connection with the investigation of a case that was registered in Kashmir this year.
The police said during the raids, substantial incriminating material has been seized and the suspects were rounded up for further questioning.
The competent court had authorised these searches which were being conducted in the presence of executive magistrates.
Preliminary investigation has clearly brought out that these terror associates are actively engaged in terrorist conspiracy, propagating and furthering anti-India narratives aimed not only at challenging the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India but also at inciting disaffection, public disorder, and communal hatred, police said.
“The SIA is steadfast in its commitment to safeguarding national security and upholding public order. It will continue to take firm action against individuals or groups involved in any kind of secessionist and terrorist activities,” police said.
Police said it is observed that most of the individuals under the SIA’s scrutiny for involvement in online radicalisation fall within the vulnerable and impressionable age group of 18 to 22 years.
