JAMMU: Enforcement Directorate Sleuths Thursday launched simultaneous raids in six areas of Jammu and Kashmir, together with the home of former minister from Kathua, Jatinder Singh alias Babu Singh, as a part of investigations right into a narco-terror funding case.Officers stated the searches have been performed at 4 locations in Srinagar and two in Jammu beneath Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA). Police had arrested Singh in April 2022 in reference to the case registered at Gandhi Nagar PS.The case dates again to March 30, 2022, when police detained a suspect, Mohammad Shareef Shah from Kashmir, in Jammu with Rs 6.9 lakh hawala cash. Throughout interrogation, Shah had allegedly disclosed that Singh had tasked him with amassing the money from one Omer in Srinagar.On Sept 9, 2023, State Investigation Company arrested a drug smuggler, Mohammad Sharief Chechi, a detailed aide of Singh, from Baramulla. In 2024, SIA arrested two extra suspects — Choice Grade Constable Mohammad Saifuddin from Jammu, and former sarpanch Farooq Ahmad Jungal from Uri (Baramulla) — for allegedly being a part of a cross-border narcotics syndicate concerned in terror funding in Jammu. The arrest of the duo took the variety of accused within the case to 17.Based on an official SIA assertion in 2023, investigation revealed a well-organized drug syndicate run by the accused — a few of whom have been working from Dubai — aided by different suspects, together with Pakistan-based operatives, who have been pushing narcotics into India to generate funds to gasoline terrorism in J&Okay. Heroin smuggled from Pakistan in 2021-22 was offered in India, producing over Rs 2 crore, which was deposited in a number of Srinagar-based financial institution accounts, the assertion claimed.SIA had earlier filed a chargesheet on this case towards 12 accused, together with Singh, Muhammad Shareef Shah of Larnoo (Anantnag), and Muhammad Hussain Khateeb of Bhaderwah (Doda), at present based mostly in Pakistan. SIA said that Singh was in contact with terrorists of the proscribed Hizbul Mujahideen outfit and separatists of the illegal Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Entrance. The proceeds of the drug gross sales have been allegedly transferred to financial institution accounts of Indian residents working in Dubai as “mules” (unlawful carriers of cash) to obscure the origin of those funds, the assertion stated.Officers stated additional investigation was underway.