Jammu and Kashmir Police’s State Investigation Agency (SIA) is all set to take over the probe into the appearance of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) posters threatening security forces in Srinagar’s Nowgam area last month, a case that has already exposed a major interstate terror network involving JeM and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH).
So far, the probe has led to the arrest of eight individuals, including three doctors, and the recovery of nearly 3,000 kilograms of improvised explosive device (IED)–making materials from Faridabad in Haryana, police officials said.
Authorities suspect that the same interstate terror module may have been involved in the recent Red Fort blast in New Delhi.
Multiple JeM posters were found on October 19, pasted at various locations in Bunpora, Nowgam, threatening and intimidating police personnel and other security forces. Subsequently, an FIR (No. 162/2025) was registered at Police Station Nowgam under sections 13, 16, 17, 18, 18-B, 19, 20, 23, 39, and 40 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), sections 61(2), 147, 148, 152, and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), sections 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act, and sections 7, 25, and 27 of the Arms Act.
Police said the investigation of the case revealed a sophisticated “white-collar” terror ecosystem, involving radicalised professionals and students who allegedly maintained contact with foreign handlers operating from Pakistan and other countries.
Top police officials confirmed, “The Nowgam Police Station case is set to be formally handed over to the SIA, and all necessary procedures are being completed.”
The SIA is a specialised counter-terror and investigation unit of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, established by the J&K Government in 2021. Modelled on the National Investigation Agency (NIA), it functions as the union Territory’s primary body for probing terror-related offences and works in coordination with central security and intelligence agencies.
