Jammu, Nov 21 || The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday was conducting raids at multiple places in the Jammu division of J&K, said officials here, adding that the action is being taken as part of probe in fresh cases registered by the agency.
Sleuths of the NIA assisted by CRPF and J&K Police started the raids at over a dozen places in Doda, Udhampur, Kishtwar and Reasi districts.
Official sources said these raids are being carried out in connection with new cases registered by NIA pertaining to over-ground workers (OGWs) of terrorist outfits and recent cases of infiltration into the union territory from across the border.
The OGWs are unarmed over-ground workers of terrorist outfits that provide logistic support to the terrorists. These otherwise unarmed civilians work as the eyes and ears of the terrorists. They provide information about the movement of the army, security forces and police to the terrorists.
The OGWs also carry out recce for the terrorists to identify soft targets, arrange shelter and ferry arms and ammunition for the terrorists.
There have been reports of recent infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir from across the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB).
Intelligence agencies believe that the recent attacks like the Gagangir attack in the Ganderbal district in Kashmir on October 20 carried out by two terrorists, one of whom, a foreign mercenary, had recently infiltrated into the Valley from the Tulail sector of the LoC in Bandipora district.