Overview

• The State Investigation Agency (SIA), assisted by CRPF, conducted raids at 11 locations in Srinagar, Ganderbal, Handwara, Sopore, and Baramulla on May 17, 2025.
• The raids are part of an ongoing investigation into sleeper cell modules allegedly in contact with handlers across the border in Pakistan.
• Officials seized substantial incriminating materials and detained several suspects for questioning, though no arrests have been made so far.
• Authorities revealed that suspects used encrypted platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal to share sensitive information about security forces and infrastructure.
• The raids, authorized under UAPA provisions and conducted in the presence of executive magistrates, follow recent similar operations in South Kashmir targeting terror networks.