Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday morning conducted searches in multiple locations in various places in three districts in the Union Territory as part of its investigation into a case registered with the State Investigative Agency in connection with the “online journalist threat” case.
Thursday’s searches are subsequent to the leads received from searches done a few days ago in the same case, Srinagar Police said. The searches are being conducted in Srinagar, Badgam, and Pulwama districts.
“Searches are going on in multiple locations in Srinagar, Badgam, and Pulwama districts in connection with the “online journalist threat” case. This is subsequent to the leads received from searches done a few days ago in same case,” Srinagar Police tweeted.
Earlier on November 19, in the wake of a threat to Kashmir-based journalists by a proscribed terror outfit, Srinagar Police conducted simultaneous searches at various locations.
The police team, comprised of four to five members, launched simultaneous searches at twelve locations across the valley.
According to the police, a First Information Report (FIR) under relevant sections of law was registered in Sherghari police station against terror handlers, active terrorists, and terrorist associates of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its offshoot, The Resistance Front (TRF), for online publication and dissemination of direct threat letters to journalists and reporters of Kashmir.