NIA conducts raids in Budgam

SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA), while continuing the crackdown on Wednesday, conducted raids on at least three locations in central Kashmir’s Budgam district in a case registered by the national probing agency.

Official sources quoted by the Srinagar-based news agency KDC said that sleuths of NIA with the assistance of Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF carried out raids at three locations in Budgam district.

The sleuths of NIA searched the residence of Farooq Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Hassan Bhat and the house of Zubair Ahmad Dar son of Late Abdul Hamid Dar, both residents of Aripanthan.

Another team raided the residential house of Ali Mohammad Dar son of Ghulam Ahmad in the same village of the district.

An official said the raids are being conducted in connection with a case already registered at the NIA office. “The details of the case will be shared later,” he said.