The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s State Investigation Agency (SIA) conducted raids at the Jammu office of Kashmir Times, recovering AK rifle cartridges, pistol rounds, and hand-grenade pins, alleging the publication’s involvement in anti-national activities. Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary emphasized that actions by the SIA should be evidence-based, while PDP leaders criticized the raid as an attempt to silence dissent and labeled it high-handedness. They defended Kashmir Times as a bastion of truth in the region, asserting its historical role in exposing human rights abuses and governance failures. This incident underscores ongoing tensions between state authority and independent media in Jammu and Kashmir, raising concerns about press freedom and governmental overreach.