Srinagar, November 12, 2025 : In one of the largest crackdowns in recent months, the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday carried out raids at around 500 locations across the Valley targeting terror associates and individuals linked with banned outfits, including Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), officials said.
The operations were launched following credible intelligence inputs about renewed attempts by JeI-linked elements to revive organisational activities under different fronts, police sources revealed.
The coordinated raids spanned all 10 districts of Kashmir — Srinagar, Ganderbal, Budgam, Baramulla, Bandipora, Kupwara, Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama, and Shopian — focusing on residences and premises of JeI members, overground workers (OGWs), and other terror affiliates.
In Srinagar alone, police conducted extensive searches at 150 locations, targeting individuals allegedly aiding or abetting terror-related activities. Officials said the raids were conducted under ongoing UAPA investigations, with incriminating material, including documents and digital devices, seized.
In Kulgam, over 200 locations were raided as part of a wider counter-terror operation that also led to the interrogation of more than 500 individuals linked with JKNOP and other banned groups. Several suspects were detained and bound down under preventive laws, with many shifted to District Jail Mattan, Anantnag.
In north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, the Sopore Police launched a coordinated offensive across Sopore, Zaingeer, and Rafiabad, seizing significant quantities of incriminating material, documents, and digital gadgets with links to the banned outfit.
Similar operations were also reported from Ganderbal and other districts, where several individuals were detained for questioning.
Police officials said the raids are part of a sustained strategy to dismantle the terror-separatist ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir by disrupting its ideological, logistical, and financial networks.
“These operations aim to choke every channel of support to terrorism and maintain peace and normalcy across the Valley,” a senior officer said.
