The Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) on June 20, carried out searches at six locations in four districts of the Valley in a case related to the misuse of social media for "unlawful and secessionist activities", it said.
The pre-dawn searches were aimed at uncovering individuals and groups allegedly involved in propagating secessionist and anti-India sentiments through various social media platforms, it added.
"The SIA-Kashmir successfully conducted searches at six locations across Kashmir in Kupwara, Anantnag, Pulwama and Srinagar districts. The searches were carried out as part of an ongoing investigation in a case […] pertaining to the misuse of social media platforms for unlawful and secessionist activities," the agency said.
