Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency on Thursday conducted searches at nearly a dozen places linked to militant outfit –The Resistance Front (TRF) — days after its announced cash rewards of Rs 10 lakh each on information leading to the arrest of its four cadres.
The searches were conducted at 11 locations in Kashmir, including six places in Srinagar, two in Baramulla, and one each in Awantipora, Budgam and Kulgam districts, in connection with a case (RC-32/2021/NIA/DLI), related to “radicalising, recruiting and motivating the youth to effect violent activities by TRF commander Sajad Gul and others,” a spokesperson of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said.
The spokesperson said the locations searched included the house of “active terrorist Basit Ahmad Dar, against whom the NIA had recently announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh.”
Besides Dar of Redwani Payeen in Kulgam, the reward was declared against Gul of Srinagar and two Pakistani nationals — Saleem Rehmani alias ‘Abu Saad’ of Nawab Shah in Sindh and Saifullah Sajid Jatt of Shangamanga in Kasur.
The four are wanted by the NIA in connection with the case registered last year under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
The NIA spokesperson said “Gul along with his associate commanders of LeT based in Pakistan, has been recruiting individuals (Over Ground Workers) to do reconnaissance of pre-determined targets, coordinating and transporting weapons to support LeT and TRF.”
During the searches, the spokesperson said, various incriminating materials such as digital devices, SIM cards, digital storage devices and documents were seized.
The NIA said investigation into the case was underway.
