The National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Jammu and Kashmir conducted raids in many areas of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday (May 25). This action is being taken at two places in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir and one place in Srinagar. Which also includes Darul Uloom Sirajul Uloom, which was declared an illegal institution last month. Along with this, NIA also searched the house of former chief of Jamaat-e-Islami in Shopian.
According to sources, a simultaneous search operation was conducted in several areas including Srinagar and southern parts of the valley as part of a campaign to crack down on terrorism-related networks, overground workers (OGWs) and suspected terrorism-funding activities. During this time, the residence of former chief of banned organization Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Prince Aurangzeb was also searched.
Educational institute searched
Officials said that NIA teams conducted a search operation in this educational institution located in Imam Sahib area of Shopian in the early hours. This institute provides both religious and formal education to hundreds of students. Along with this, NIA action is also going on at other locations in Srinagar. During this time, residential premises associated with suspicious persons are also being searched. NIA teams are getting full support from Jammu and Kashmir Police and paramilitary forces.
what is the allegation
This raid is being conducted to break the suspected network of terror funding and promoting anti-national activities in the valley. The administration alleges that some institutions and people were preparing the ground to radicalize the youth and carry forward the agenda of banned organizations. It is being told that some important documents and materials have been seized during the raid, which is being investigated.
When did NIA raids take place in Jammu and Kashmir?
March 2025: National Investigation Agency (NIA) had raided 12 locations in Jammu region in connection with terrorist infiltration and conspiracy case. This action was focused on networks associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed.
June 2025: NIA raid was conducted against terror funding and overground workers (OGWs) at around 32 places in Srinagar, Pulwama, Baramulla and other areas in which many digital devices and documents were seized.
September 2025: Terrorist modules and suspected funding networks were investigated by raiding 22 places in many states including Jammu and Kashmir.
January 2026: NIA took action against local associates of terrorists in Shopian and Anantnag and interrogated many suspects.
April 2026: A major raid by NIA was conducted in Srinagar and Baramulla in cases related to terrorist conspiracy and radical network, in which electronic devices and important documents were recovered.
Jamaat-e-Islami banned
In February 2024, the central government extended the ban on Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir for another five years under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), and declared it an unlawful organisation. Jamaat-e-Islami is accused of being involved in activities related to terrorism, separatism and anti-India propaganda. The ban was extended for the next five years when the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) found that the organization was continuing its activities against the security, integrity and sovereignty of the country.
This organization was first declared an ‘unlawful organization’ on February 28, 2019. According to HA, Jamaat-e-Islami is in close contact with terrorist organizations and is continuously promoting extremism and terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. It is supporting demands for secession of a part of Indian territory from the Union and supporting terrorist and separatist groups fighting for this purpose. By doing so it is indulging in activities and statements that harm the territorial integrity of India.
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