The searches are being conducted in Srinagar, Badgam and Pulwama districts. This is subsequent to the leads received from searches done a few days ago in the same case, Srinagar Police said.
A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist, was killed during an encounter between security forces and ultras in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said.
In the wake of a recent threat to Kashmir- based journalists by a proscribed terror outfit, Srinagar Police conducted simultaneous searches at various locations across Kashmir.
An intelligence assessment based on inputs from central intelligence agencies suggest that Mukthar Baba, visits Pakistan frequently from Turkey and is the kingpin in building and propagating false narrative, grooming youngsters in the Valley for terrorism under the banner of The Resistance F
According to the Srinagar Police, the clash broke out after the end of a volleyball match, following which the police entered the campus upon the request of the NIT authorities.