Srinagar, May 12 -- The State Investigative Agency (SIA) on Sunday intensified the crackdown on "sleeper cells" in the Valley and conducted raids at 20 locations across south Kashmir.

Police said they were keeping surveillance on the terror associates and overground workers (OGW) in Kashmir.

"Technical intelligence indicated that a host of sleeper cells in Kashmir were in contact with their handlers based in Pakistan and were involved in conveying sensitive and strategic information about security forces and vital installations via messaging apps. These terror associates were involved in online radical propaganda on the behest of commanders of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad, impinging upon the national security and integrity," a p...