Overview
- NIA teams carried out coordinated searches on Monday, May 25, across Srinagar and Shopian that targeted Jamia Siraj‑ul‑Uloom, the Jamiat ul Banat girls’ wing and the Shopian residence of former JeI district chief Shahzada Aurangzeb.
- The operations were executed with support from Jammu & Kashmir Police and CRPF personnel and involved simultaneous searches at multiple premises in the Valley.
- Officials and multiple news reports say investigators recovered financial documents and electronic devices suspected to be linked to Jamaat‑e‑Islami’s trusts and activities, and those items are now undergoing forensic examination.
- The searches are part of an ongoing NIA terror‑funding probe registered as RC‑03/2021/NIA/DLI that targets alleged diversion of charitable donations to proscribed groups and efforts to radicalise youth.
- Authorities say the evidence could be used to choke financing and dismantle overground networks, while locals near sealed institutions reported restricted movement and disrupted school activity as the investigation continues.