Srinagar, Jan. 31 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday raided residences of some former members of J&K Ittihadul Muslimeen, an organisation which was banned by the Centre last year under the UAPA.

Officials said that the police in North Kashmir's Baramulla district conducted searches at Mirgund and Gund Khawaja Qasim Pattan, under the jurisdiction of Police Post Mirgund.

They said the searches were conducted at the residences of Mujtaba Hussain Wani and Syed Muzaffar Rizvi, who had prior affiliation with the proscribed J&K Itihadul Muslimeen.

"The searches were conducted in connection with FIR No. 45/2025 of Police Station Pattan register U/S 10, 13 of the UA(P) Act and 147, 148 BNS, after obtaining valid search warrants from the ...