Overview
- Searches were executed at 22 sites after Special NIA Court approval, including 17 in Srinagar, three in Budgam, and one each in Shopian and Kulgam.
- Investigators seized mobile phones, laptops, storage devices and banking records viewed as key evidence of the network’s operations.
- Police registered FIR No. 06/2025 under the IT Act, multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and Section 13 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
- Officials say the network used mule bank accounts tied to vulnerable or unwitting holders to move proceeds from cyber frauds, illegal online gaming and fake investment schemes, with some trails raising concern about possible terror financing.
- CIK reports the probe is in an early phase, with 22 people detained for questioning and evidence expected to map a wider syndicate that could extend beyond Jammu and Kashmir.