Srinagar, Aug 10: The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) has arrested two suspects in reference to a case involving the alleged dissemination of radical and anti-national content material via social media platforms, officers mentioned at the moment.
The arrests adopted searches carried out by the CIK on August 8 at a number of places throughout the Kashmir Valley in reference to FIR No. 03/2023 registered at Police Station CIK Srinagar beneath Sections 505 and 153-A of the IPC and Sections 13 and 18 of the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
Throughout the searches, investigators seized six digital units and 7 SIM playing cards, which have been taken up for detailed examination, officers mentioned.
The 2 suspects arrested on Sunday, August 9, have been recognized as Mehran Qazi, son of Atta Mohammad Qazi, a resident of Hiller Shahbad, Dooru, Anantnag, and Babar Hamid Dar, son of Abdul Hamid Dar, a resident of Chankan, Sopore.
In response to the CIK, the case pertains to the alleged dissemination of radical and anti-national content material via social media platforms.
Throughout the course of the investigation, the 2 arrested suspects have been allegedly discovered to have shared content material containing what investigators described as radical and anti-national overtones. The fabric allegedly included radical narratives, glorification and projection of people related to terrorism, propagation of extremist viewpoints and narratives that investigators consider had the potential to affect or radicalise impressionable minds.
The CIK mentioned the investigation is at the moment underway and the seized digital materials is being subjected to additional examination in accordance with legislation.
Additional motion will comply with based mostly on the findings of the continuing investigation, officers mentioned.
