The Jammu and Kashmir Police have launched a major crackdown on what they are calling a “militant support network” across several districts in the Union Territory. On Wednesday (12th November), large-scale raids were carried out in four major districts, mainly targeting the banned group Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), which has been banned since 2019.
The police said they searched over 200 locations on Wednesday alone in Kulgam district, and around 400 cordon and search operations have been conducted in the last four days across South Kashmir.
#BREAKING: 200 places raided in Kulgam, Kashmir. Kulgam Police in Kashmir Raids Houses/Premises of Members of Banned Organisation Jamaat-e-Islami.
In a major crackdown against the banned organisation Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Kulgam Police today conducted raids at over 200… pic.twitter.com/m7YBnajQU0— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) November 12, 2025
The operation comes days after a terror module was busted in Faridabad and Saharanpur, whose members were reportedly from Kashmir. The group is also believed to have links with the Red Fort blast in Delhi on Monday (10th November), carried out by a resident of Koil village in Lethpora in Pulwama district, Dr Umar Nabi. Four doctors have been arrested for transporting and stockpiling explosives and weapons, while Dr Nadi died in the blast.
However, officials have yet to officially establish a connection between these recent raids and the Red Fort case. In an official statement, police said the searches were conducted as part of continuous efforts to completely dismantle the terror ecosystem and its support base in the region.
The raids were carried out at the houses and premises of members and affiliates associated with Jamaat-e-Islami to cut off all channels of support to militant groups, the statement said.
After the operations in Kulgam, around 500 people linked with the Jamaat and other banned organisations were questioned. Most of them have been held and moved to the District Jail in Mattan, Anantnag, under preventive detention laws.
Early morning raids were carried out on Wednesday (12th November) in more than 30 locations in Sopore as part of a district-wide operation against terror. The police said the action was to uproot the residual “separatist ecosystem” in the area. Several people were taken into custody for questioning to corroborate their possible involvement in unlawful or anti-national activities.
During the raids, incriminating material and digital devices were seized, and several JeI members were interrogated to trace and disrupt networks aiding terror.
Similar raids were conducted at a dozen locations in Awantipora in south Kashmir, where police teams searched multiple houses and properties linked to members of Jamaat-e-Islami.
Officials said a large quantity of “incriminating materials,” including documents, digital devices, and printed materials linked to the banned outfit, were recovered and seized for analysis.
Police sources described the ongoing operation as a “preventive measure” to stop the reorganisation of militant groups. Over the past week, more than 1,500 people have been questioned across the Valley as part of this intensified campaign to maintain peace and stability in the region.