(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday launched coordinated operations across Budgam and Baramulla districts targeting alleged separatist and terror-linked networks, including those associated with US-based Kashmiri activist Ghulam Nabi Fai, officials said.

In Budgam, police conducted large-scale searches at multiple locations linked to Fai, a native of Wadwan Budgam currently residing in the United States. Officials said the action was part of efforts to dismantle separatist infrastructure and curb networks supporting banned organisations. Several premises were raided, and multiple individuals were detained for questioning.

According to the police, Dr Fai is a key accused in FIR No. 46/2020 registered at Police Station Budgam under Sections 10, 13, and 39 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (ULA(P)) and Section 66 of the IT Act. On April 30, 2025, the Court of Special Judge NIA, Budgam, declared him a proclaimed offender in connection with the case. Police have also initiated proceedings for the attachment of his immovable property under relevant legal provisions.

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According to police, Dr Fai heads the Washington-based Kashmiri American Council (KAC), an organisation allegedly backed by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), known for propagating anti-India narratives on Kashmir. In a recent interview with a Turkey-based media outlet, Dr Fai reportedly made statements endorsing the banned outfit JKLF, which was declared unlawful through Government Notification S.O. 1403(E) issued on March 22, 2019.

Meanwhile, in Baramulla, police continued a massive preventive crackdown as part of a sustained campaign to choke the ecosystem aiding terrorism. Searches were conducted at 16 properties linked to Pakistan-based Kashmiri nationals and 23 locations of Over Ground Workers (OGWs). At least 16 OGWs were bound down, along with 10 other individuals involved in unlawful activities.

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