Srinagar, Oct 8
Police said on Wednesday that they carried out raids at the properties belonging to separatist Hurriyat Conference and Jamaat-e-Islami associates in the Handwara area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
“Police in Handwara conducted targeted searches at the residences of individuals associated with proscribed organisations Hurriyat and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI)," a statement from the J&K Police said.
The searches were carried out at the residence of Ghulam Hassan Khan, son of Habibullah Khan, a resident of Maidan Chogol and at the residence of Abdul Ahad Lone, son of Abdul Aziz Lone and a resident of Wahipora.
The officials said Khan was associated with the banned Hurriyat Conference, and Lone was linked with the proscribed Jamaat-e-Islami outfit.