SRINAGAR : The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday summoned separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. He was directed to appear before the national probing agency headquarters in New Delhi.
The summon comes 11 days after NIA raided the residence of Mirwaiz and conducted searches for more than six hours. After the Pulwama attack, the NIA intensified raids in the valley. Several separatists of Kashmir have been arrested at Tihar Jail.
The NIA is conducting a probe into a funding case in Kashmir.Last month, the NIA also raided the residence of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chairman and separatist leader Yaseen Malik.
Malik was slapped with the Public Safety Act (PSA) and was shifted to Kot Balwal jail Jammu.
He was arrested from his residence on February 22. Police had lodged him at Kothibagh police station Srinagar.
In a major crackdown, dozens of Jamaat-e-Islami leaders in the valley were arrested last month. (PTK)
