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Srinagar- The National Investigation Agency on Tuesday conducted raids at multiple locations across Jammu and Kashmir including at the residence of rector Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah Bandipora, Maulana Rehmatullah Qasmi.
Reports said that the NIA with the assistance of police and paramilitary personnel carried out the raids at Poonch, Rajouri, Pulwama, Shopian, Srinagar, Budgam and Bandipora districts
Officials said that among the people whose houses were raided by the NIA include noted religious preacher and rector Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah Bandipore, Maulana Rehamtullah Qasmi and Samam Ahmad Lone, professor at NIT Srinagar.
Investigating agency conducted searches at 18 locations in Rajouri, Poonch, Jammu, Srinagar, Bandipore, Shopian, Pulwama and Budgam districts and arrested Muhammad Ameer Shamshi of Rajouri in the case related to the activities of Al Huda Educational Trust (AHET), Rajouri, J&K.
“Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) J&K, after being declared as an ‘unlawful association’ under UA(P)Act, has been continuing its activities through its frontal organisations. One such organisation is Al Huda Educational Trust( AHET) of district Rajouri. AHUT has been found raising funds through various means, including donations, hawala etc purportedly for charitable purposes, but are instead using these funds to radicalise and incite the youth of J&K for unlawful activities and disrupt the territorial integrity and sovereignty of India. NIA had suo-moto registered the case on 03.09.2022,” the NIA statement read.
It said that the investigations have revealed that the arrested accused Mohammad Ameer Shamshi is the Chairperson (Nizam-e-ala) of AHET and acts on the directions of the Chief Patron of the Trust. Investigations have also revealed that the ex-officio Chief Patron of AHET is the Ameer-e-Jamaat, JeI (J&K). The trust has continued to raise funds even after the declaration of JEI, J&K as an ‘unlawful association’. Suspect links with other NGOs and trusts operating in the Kashmir valley have also emerged during investigations.
“During the searches conducted, several mobile devices and documents related to funding, properties etc have been seized,” the statement said, adding that further investigation in the case is on.
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