Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 18: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) today carried out searches at 10 places in South Kashmir in the ongoing investigation into the killing of Kashmiri Pandit earlier this year.
The SIA during its third round of searches and raids in a minority killing case today conducted search and raids at 10 places in three districts of South Kashmir. The raids were conducted at five locations in district Anantnag, one location at Kulgam and four locations at Shopian in the wee hours.
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These included residential houses of three active militants of LeT Danish Hamid Thoker alias Khalid, Ubaid Padder both from Chakoora Shopian and Abrar Farooq Wani of Heff Shirmal.
SIA is investigating a case FIR No 14/2023 under relevant Sections of law of Police Station, Litter, Pulwama which pertains to killing of Sanjay Sharma, Bank ATM guard, during the month of February 2023 at Achan, Pulwama.
The SIA statement said that the searches were conducted by 10 special teams of SIA in pursuance of search warrants issued by the Special UAPA Court , Pulwama at 10 different places to collect evidence relevant to ongoing investigation necessary to unearth conspiracy of minority killings in South Kashmir.
While launching specific hunt for substantial evidences, SIA searched various structures and house keeping records at target places and questioned many individuals for ascertaining circumstances and evidences in the case.
This has been third round of search raids since the lodgement of criminal case for investigation. Prior to this, two rounds of searches have already been conducted by the SIA.
The investigation agency has been narrowing down efforts to attain specifications and evidentiary data for the logical conclusion of the case for judicial determination.
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