Srinagar, Nov. 12 -- 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 ...