Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday carried out raids at several places in Kashmir in connection with a terror-related case, officials said.
The raids were conducted in the Baramulla, Pulwama and Shopian districts of the Kashmir valley, they said.
During the raids, the NIA sleuths were accompanied by the police and CRPF personnel.
According to officials, the raids are a part of the federal agency’s probe into a terror-related case.
Meanwhile, a “self-styled journalist” was on Thursday arrested for allegedly receiving funds for terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir, police here said.
“A self-styled journalist Muzamil Zahoor Malik of Indergam Pattan (was) arrested for terror funding. He received terror funds in his bank account made on forged documents/fake identity,” Srinagar Police said on Twitter.
The police said a case under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Indian Penal Code has been registered and an investigation is underway.
Five accused have already been arrested in the case, the police added.