Sopore, May 16 -- Police on Saturday conducted searches at more than 15 locations in in north Kashmir's Sopore in connection with a case registered against banned outfit Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, officials said.

The searches were carried out at Jamia Qadeem, Naseem Bagh, Krankshivan, Tarzoo, Amargarh, Warpora, Bomai, Boitingoo and other areas of Sopore in connection with FIR No. 42/2025 registered at Police Station Sopore under sections 10 and 13 of the UAPA, they said.

Police said the operation was conducted after obtaining proper search warrants from the designated UAPA court, and was carried out in the presence of executive magistrates and independent witnesses as per due legal procedure. ...