NIA conducts raids at multiple locations, including offices of 'Greater Kashmir'

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
SRINAGAR: National Investigation Agency (NIA) early Wednesday raided the offices of mass-circulated newspaper 'Greater Kashmir', a couple of
NGOs, and the homes of several journalists, human rights workers and political activists simultaneously in the Kashmir Valley and
Police Force (CRPF) and local policemen, seized some of the newspaper accounts records and hard-disks, It also obtained bank accounts
details of employees, including former executive editor Zahiruddin and another journalist Pervez Bukhari, and a medical and humanitarian
called its editor and owner Fayaz Ahmad Kaloo and chief manager Rashid Makhdoomi on the phone, asking them to reach the premises
immediately.The other places where raids were conducted include the homes and offices of prominent human rights activist Khurram Parvez,
journalists Zahiruddin and Pervez Bukhari, Hurriyat Conference activist Muhammad Yusuf Sofi (in Brar area of northern Bandipore district),
on condition of anonymity said that the raids at Greater Kashmir office and the homes of some journalists were not in connection with their
journalistic work and other professional pursuits but a case pertaining to alleged misuse of foreign contributions registered by the agency
earlier this month.NIA in a statement issued later in the day said that it conducted searches at ten locations in Srinagar and Bandipora and
it registered a case on October 8 under sections 120B and 124 A IPC and sections 17, 18, 22A, 22C, 38, 39 and 40 of Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Act, 1967 after receiving credible information that certain NGOs and trusts are collecting funds domestically and abroad
through so-called donations and business contributions and utilising them for secessionist and terrorist activities in J-K.The NIA claimed
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