Jammu & Kashmir

NIA carries raids multiple locations in Kashmir, say officials

An armed forces personnel stands deployed in Srinagar. [FPK File Photo/Zainab]

Srinagar: National Investigation Agency of India on Wednesday carried out raids at multiple places in Pulwama and Srinagar districts in connection with the recovery of 15 pistols at Chanapora in May this year.

Official sources told Global News Service that NIA sleuths with the assistance of police and CRPF personnel carried out raids at five locations in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district and four places in Srinagar district.

The raids pertained to the recovery of 15 pistols at Chanapora Srinagar on May 23 and police had claimed that militants were planning to carry out hit and run cases using the weapons. Two TRF militants were claimed to have been arrested on the day by the police.

Later the case was taken over by the NIA. It was not immediately known if the NIA has made any more arrests or recovered any “incriminate” material during the raids carried out today.

 

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