Kashmir Times Office Raided In Jammu, AK-47 Cartridges Found: Police

The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of the Jammu & Kashmir Police on Thursday raided the office of the Kashmir Times in Jammu for allegedly promoting anti-national activities.

According to sources in the police, Ak-47 cartridges, pistol rounds and three grenade levers were recovered during the searches that began earlier in the day and are still underway.

A First Information Report (FIR) was also registered against Kashmir Times for allegedly spreading disaffection, glorifying secessionism and threatening the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India and the Union Territory. 

"SIA J&K today conducted raids and searches at the head office of the daily *Kashmir Times* situated at Residency Road, Jammu. The searches conducted in the presence of the Executive Magistrate were carried out in continuation of the investigation into the case registered against the media house  Kashmir Times / kashmirtimes.com for their involvement in criminal conspiracy with secessionist and other anti-national entities operating within and outside Jammu & Kashmir," the J&K SIA said in a statement. 

Kashmir Times Executive Editor Anuradha Bhasin is also named in the FIR. 

The investigation aims to examine the paper's alleged links and activities that "threaten the sovereignty" of India, the sources said.

There was no immediate statement from the Kashmir Times at the time of filing this report.

The Kashmir Times is one of the oldest and most prominent newspapers of Jammu & Kashmir. It was founded by Ved Bhasin and produced as a weekly newspaper in 1954, before being converted into a daily in 1964.