Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency on Thursday morning conducted raids in different areas  of Srinagar city.

Official sources said that NIA sleuths, accompanied by paramilitary CRPF and police, raided the house of Zahoor Ahmad Bhat at Wazir bagh Srinagar,  Bashir Ahmad Lone at Hokersar near Doon International School and Arif Ahmad Misger and Fazal ul Haq of Bag-i-Sundar Chattabal area of Srinagar, all of whom are  associated with LOC trade.

Pertinently, as per reports NIA and Enforcement Directorate (ED) have arrested about 30 traders and separatists in connection with militancy funding.

The Cross-LoC trade between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan-administered-Kashmir (PaK) was stopped by government of India in March 2019. (KNO)

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