Jammu SIA strikes against militant modules, raids in Rajouri, Poonch

Jammu: In its continued crackdown against the suspected persons involved in the anti-national and anti-social activities, the State Investigating Agency, Jammu on Wednesday carried out several raids to strike against the militant modules in Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
A senior SIA official said that the three teams of Jammu SIA conducted multiple raids and searches of houses of suspected persons situated at different locations in Poonch and Rajouri districts.
“The teams carried out simultaneous search and raids in different areas of Rajouri and Poonch at village Dharati, tehsil Balakote, village Kuniyan, tehsil Haveli Poonch and village Julass, tehsil Haveli in connection with case related to militant funding case,” he added.
He said that the raids are aimed at breaking the militant ecosystem, their finances and investigate the proceeds of militant funding being used in creating assets and raising the funds for further use in militant ecosystem. “The raids were carried out by SIA Jammu with the help of district administration and district police with the motive to unearth the militant links and financing,” he said.
Notably, the Government after reviewing the investigations being conducted by SIA has issued strict directions to speed up the investigations to unravel the militant networks and break the militant ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir. During the course of raids at different locations, raiding parties recovered various incriminating material including documents and some digital devices which will be analyzed for further investigation by SIA, said the official.
“Adhering to the national policy of zero tolerance against the militancy such raids will continue in future also,” he added.