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NIA raids multiple locations in Kashmir in terror funding probe
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), Tuesday, started raids across multiple locations in Kashmir—specifically insurgency hotbed south Kashmir— as part of its ongoing investigations into the terror funding case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA), Tuesday, started raids across multiple locations in Kashmir—specifically insurgency hotbed south Kashmir— as part of its ongoing investigations into the terror funding case
According to reports, NIA sleuths accompanied by the Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF personnel is conducting searches in multiple places at houses of suspects in Pulwama, Kulgam, Anantnag and Shopian districts of south Kashmir.
Sartaj Altaf Bhat of Pulwama—a local journalist who works for a regional news outlet ‘Growing Kashmir’— was detained by the anti-terror agency as part of its probe, reports said.
A senior official said that a case of criminal conspiracy to carry out terror attacks and subversive activities was filed last year, adding that the alleged conspiracy is being hatched by the cadres and OGWs of various proscribed organisations and their affiliates and off-shoots, operating under various pseudo names, at the behest of their Pakistani handlers.
The official said that the suspects are involved in carrying out attacks by using cyber-space in J&K, targeting of minorities, security personnel and spreading communal disharmony, adding that digital devices were seized during initial searches last year and forensic examinations of the said devices gave out leads on which the current searches are based.
Last week, the Enforcement Directorate raided the homes of jailed Hurriyat leader Qazi Yasir and Jammu and Kashmir Salvation Movement chairman Zaffar Bhat in connection with its ongoing investigation in the terror funding case involving top Kashmiri separatist leaders.
Reports quoting sources had said that the ED is conducted raids at nine locations across Kashmir including south Kashmir-based separatist leader Qazi Yasir’s house in Qazi Mohalla area of Anantnag today.
They said a team of ED sleuths accompanied by a team of Jammu and Kashmir police also raided the home of Mohammad Akbar Bhat alias Zaffar Bhat—chairman of J&K Salvation Movement— in Bagh-e-Mehtab area of Srinagar city on Thursday morning.
An ED team also conducted a raid at the house of one Syed Khalid Geelani in Srinagar’s Baghat area, they said.
Quoting anonymous sources, reports claimed that the raids were linked to the allotment of MBBS seats to Jammu and Kashmir residents in colleges across Pakistan.
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Rajasthan High Court acquits 4 accused in 2008 Jaipur serial blasts
The four accused are Sarwar Azmi, Mohammed Salman, Mohammed Said, and Saifurehman Ansari and were found guilty by a trial court in 2019.

The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday sentenced all 4 accused people to death in connection with the deadly serial blasts in Jaipur in 2008. The blasts took 71 lives and left more than 180 people injured.
The four accused are Sarwar Azmi, Mohammed Salman, Mohammed Said, and Saifurehman Ansari and were found guilty by a trial court in 2019.
The accused men were convicted and awarded the death penalty by a sessions court on August 8, 2020, for the nine ammonium nitrate-based bombs that were blasted within a span of twenty minutes.
A division bench of Justices Pankaj Bhandari and Sameer Jain pronounced the verdict after approving 28 appeals. The High Court also upheld the decision of the lower court to release one of the accused, Shahbaz.
The 4 accused were convicted and were found guilty of murder, attempt to murder, voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means, conspiracy and under relevant sections of the Explosive Substances Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
While Mohammed Saif was arrested in the blast at Manak Chowk police station, Mohammad Salman was nabbed for blasts in Sanganeri Hanuman temple. Sarwar Azmi was arrested for carrying out a blast at the Chandpole Hanuman temple and Saifurehman Ansari was found guilty of planting bombs at five different places in Jaipur.
Reports said 13 people were arrested by police, out of which three are in Hyderabad and Delhi jails and the other three are still absconding. 2 were shot in the Batla House encounter while four others were sent to Jaipur jail.
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Amritpal Singh releases first video amid manhunt, mocks Punjab Police | WATCH
Amritpal Singh, who returned from Dubai in 2022 and took over Waris De Chief, is on the run since March 18.

Pro-Khalistani leader and Waris De Chief Amritpal Singh released his first video message amid the high-voltage drama of Punjab Police to nab him.
In the viral video, Singh can be heard mocking the efforts made by the Bhagwant Mann’s police and saying he managed to escape despite their best efforts. He put a full stop to the media reports speculating that he would surrender.
He also said if the Punjab government had the intention to arrest him, the police could have arrested him from his house.
Singh continued that his aides have been arrested in false cases and had been sent to the Assam jail just for preaching the Sikh religion. Further, he urged his supporters to keep fighting for him and support him.
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The Punjab government on Wednesday informed the Haryana and Punjab High Court that they failed to arrest the radical preacher despite their best efforts.
The cops also carried out a flag march around the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Multiple media reports stated that Singh will surrender at the Golden Temple in public in the presence of the media.
Amritpal Singh, who returned from Dubai in 2022 and took over Waris De Chief, is on the run since March 18. The Punjab government declared him a fugitive and is in search of the pro-khalistani leader.
On Wednesday, Singh along with his close aide Papalpreet Singh managed to dodge the police and escape. Reports said an Innova vehicle with three people onboard was stopped by the police on Tuesday night at a checkpoint, however, they managed to escape in the dark.
Multiple videos of Singh are being circulated on social media. In one of the videos, Singh was seen walking in a street in Delhi market without a turban and covering his mouth with a mask.
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Video of UP policemen trampling, kicking man sleeping on train platform goes viral, users enraged | WATCH
The video also shows the policemen and the man exchanging words, however, one of the policemen can again be seen trampling the man’s feet by stepping on it.

A bizarre video has come to light from Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura Railway station where 2 policemen can be seen misbehaving with a man sleeping on the railway platform as he waits for the train. After the video went viral, many user came forward to condemn Police’s actions.
In the video, two policemen can be seen harassing a man lying on the railway platform as he waits for his train. In the video, one policeman can be seen blinding the man with torch, whereas another can be seen kicking him.
The video also shows the policemen and the man exchanging words, however, one of the policemen can again be seen trampling the man’s feet by stepping on it. The man can be seen continuing to talk to the policemen despite being harassed.
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User’s reaction
After the video of the incident went viral on social media, many users came forward to add their take on the incident as one user sarcastically wrote and urged the authorities to award them with bravery award, sarcastically implying at the way they behaved with man in a cowardly manner.
One user wrote and also urged other followers to share the video to make it go viral so the unruly policemen can be held accountable by the authorities.
One user wrote and added a quippy take on the narrative of new india put forth by the BJP as they wrote that they never thought that the new india will function like this, implying that the new India is even a step back from the prevailing situation in the nation.
One user wrote and said that such policemen never treat bigwig mafias or goons in such manner of hostility, implying that the police only use their arbitrary powers against the helpless and never against the people who actually deserve them.
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