Srinagar: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) Kashmir on Wednesday carried out searches at nine locations across Jammu and Kashmir in connection with a 1990 double-murder case.
The searches were conducted in connection with FIR No. 45/1990 registered at Police Station Dooru in Anantnag district. The case relates to the killing of two persons in the Dooru area in 1990 and is now being investigated by the SIA.
Officials told GNS that the raids were carried out at the premises of suspects and other locations believed to be linked to the case. The aim was to collect evidence, documents and other material that could help in tracing the accused and establishing the sequence of events.
The SIA, which has been reinvestigating several old militancy-related cases, said the fresh searches are part of its efforts to bring closure to pending cases from the 1990s.
Further details regarding recoveries made during the searches are awaited. (GNS)
