SRINAGAR, May 25 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday conducted raids at two locations in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, including Darul Uloom Sirajul Uloom, which was declared an illegal entity last month.

Officials said NIA teams carried out searches at the seminary located in the Imam Sahib area of Shopian during the early hours of Monday.

The institution provides both religious and formal education to hundreds of students.

Another NIA team also searched the residence of former banned Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shahzada Aurangzeb at Molu Chitragam in the district, officials said.

Further details regarding the raids were awaited.

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