NIA Raids Jammu Kashmir’s Summer Capital in Terror Funding Case

SRINAGAR: A team from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted a raid on Wednesday at a residence in Rustum Colony, Ikhrajpora area of Srinagar, as part of an ongoing terror-related investigation.

The raid targeted the house of Hashim Farooq Mir, son of Farooq Ahmad Mir. Hashim, identified as an Over Ground Worker (OGW), is currently lodged in Kot Bhalwal Jail, Jammu, under the Public Safety Act (PSA).

As per sources, the raid is linked to an ongoing probe in FIR No. RC 01/2025, registered by NIA Jammu under Sections 16 and 18 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), and Section 115(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The case is also connected to an earlier FIR No. 66/2024 registered at Police Station Kothibagh under various provisions of the UAPA, the Explosive Substances Act, and the BNS.

Further investigation is in progress. (KNS)