In 2 yrs, J&K SIA, police seized 124 assets being used to fund terror acts
“During investigation in terrorism-related cases, these properties have been established prima facie to be either proceeds of terrorism, or used in activities that are aimed at furtherance of terrorism and secessionism," according to an official release.
Since its inception, the SIA has focussed its investigation on Jamat, its cadres and assets, and seized many of these. Over the last two years since it was set up, the State Investigation Agency (SIA), along with Jammu and Kashmir Police, has seized 124 properties allegedly used for funding militant activities in the Union Territory, and most such properties belonged to the banned Jamat-e-Islami, according to the UT administration.
The administration has said that attaching these properties is in consonance with the policy of “zero tolerance towards anti-State activities”. Official figures show that since the SIA was set up in 2021, state agencies have attached 124 immoveable assets that were allegedly used to fund militant activities. While these assets were attached at 86 different locations across the UT, most of them are in south Kashmir.
“During investigation in terrorism-related cases, these properties have been established prima facie to be either proceeds of terrorism, or used in activities that are aimed at furtherance of terrorism and secessionism,” according to an official release.
Of 124 seized assets, 77 belong to Jamat-e-Islami, which was banned by the Union Home Ministry in 2019, immediately after the Balakot strikes.
Officials said the assets were seized after invoking provisions of anti-terror laws. The SIA was formed by the government as a specialised nodal agency for “coordinating” with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and “other central agencies.”
Since its inception, the SIA has focussed its investigation on Jamat, its cadres and assets, and seized many of these.
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