Overview
- Counter Intelligence Kashmir executed simultaneous searches at 22 locations across Srinagar, Budgam, Shopian and Kulgam after securing judicial warrants.
- Teams seized mobile phones, laptops, storage devices and banking records considered crucial to mapping the network’s operations.
- Authorities detained 22 individuals for questioning, with officials not announcing arrests as searches and forensic analysis continue.
- The inquiry centers on mule bank accounts allegedly used to park and layer funds from phishing, fake investment apps, illegal betting and other online scams.
- Officials are following transaction trails for potential terror-financing and wider cross-border links, with ISI involvement reported by some outlets but not confirmed.