Multiple raids were conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir Police at several locations in the Kashmir valley. Amongst the locations which were raided, the residence of former Hurriyat chief Abdul Gani Bhat, was also a part of the investigations which was believed to have connection with the activities of proscribed organisations.
The probe continued for two days at various locations in the Kashmir Valley, which included Srinagar, Baramulla and Anantnag. The cases, registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), pertain to banned organisations such as Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference (Bhat Group), Jammu and Kashmir Muslim League (Masrat Alam Group) and Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (Shabir Shah Group).
It was reported that two residences of Bhat were raided, one in Baramulla and the other at Wazir Bagh in Srinagar.
Bhat heads the Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference (Bhat Group), a Hurriyat Conference constituent.
A search was also carried out at the residence of incarcerated Shabir Ahmad Shah, who heads the Democratic Freedom Party.
On basis of an official statement, the other leaders who were raided included Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chief Masrat Alam Bhat, Ghulam Nabi Sumbji, Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat (alias Gugga), Ghulam Nabi Wagay, Feroz Ahmad Khan and Mohammad Nazir Khan, Hakeem Abdul Rashid and Javaid Ahmad Munshi (alias Bilpapa).
