The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 31 carried out searches at three locations in Srinagar and Budgam Districtsof Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), with the recovery of incriminating literature and several digital devices, in connection with its ongoing crackdown on the newly floated terror outfits in the region, reports NIA. The raids were conducted at the residential premises of sympathisers and cadres, hybrid terrorists and Over Ground Workers (OGWs) linked to newly-formed offshoots and affiliates of proscribed Pakistan-backed terror outfits such as the Laskhar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Al-Badr and Al-Qaeda. The searches were part of the ongoing investigations into the activities of the recently formed terrorist groups including The Resistance Front (TRF), United Liberation Front Jammu & Kashmir (ULFJ&K), Mujahideen Gazwat-ul-Hind (MGH), Jammu & Kashmir Freedom Fighters (JKFF), Kashmir Tigers and People’s Anti-Fascist Front (PAFF), the spokesperson said. “Investigations have further revealed that Pakistan-based operatives are using drones to deliver arms and ammunition, explosives, narcotics to their operatives and cadres in the valley. These operatives are using social media to connect with the cadres and workers in India,” the spokesperson said.