In a major crackdown against the banned organisation Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), police today launched extensive search operations across multiple districts of Kashmir, targeting members and associates of the proscribed group.
In coordinated operations, police conducted raids at over 200 locations in Kulgam, while in Sopore, simultaneous searches targeted more than 25 sites across Sopore, Zaingeer, and Rafiabad, with support from other security forces.
JeI was declared an “unlawful association” on February 28, 2019, and in 2024, the union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) extended the ban under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967, for another five years.
A police spokesman said the raids in Kulgam targeted the homes and premises of JeI members and associates as part of sustained efforts to dismantle the group’s grassroots support and terror network.
A police spokesman said the raids in Kulgam were carried out at the houses and premises of JeI members and their associates, as part of sustained efforts to dismantle the terror ecosystem and its support structure at the grassroots level.
In the Sopore sub-district of north Kashmir, Police today carried out a series of search operations.
Simultaneous raids were conducted at over 25 locations across Sopore, Zaingeer, and Rafiabad areas with the assistance of other security forces.
The searches were based on credible intelligence inputs indicating attempts by JeI-linked elements to revive their activities under different fronts, police said.
During the operations in Sopore, a significant quantity of incriminating material—including documents, digital gadgets, and printed content with links to the banned organization—was recovered and seized for detailed scrutiny. Several individuals are being questioned to ascertain their involvement in unlawful activities, police said.
The latest crackdown on the banned Jamaat comes days after Jammu and Kashmir Police detained over 1,300 individuals across the Valley for questioning as part of its intensified drive to dismantle terrorist support networks operating at multiple levels.
The ongoing operation, which began last week, has primarily targeted former overground workers (OGWs), terror sympathisers, and relatives of militants currently based in Pakistan or Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
