NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted searches at six locations across three districts of J&K in a case related to the targeted killing of two non-locals by terrorists in Srinagar in Feb last year.
The raids were conducted on the residential premises of alleged sympathisers, members and overground workers (OGW) of banned outfits Lashker e Taiba and its offshoot, The Resistance Front (TRF), in Srinagar, Budgam and Sopore districts. The NIA said the suspects were involved in harbouring, sheltering and facilitating the terrorists who fatally shot the two civilians – Amritpal Singh and Rohit Masi – hailing from Chamyari in Amritsar, Punjab, on Feb 7, 2024, in Srinagar’s Shaheed Ganj area.
While Amritpal had died on the spot, Rohit succumbed to injuries at a Srinagar hospital. NIA said its teams have seized several incriminating material from the residential premises subjected to extensive searches on Tuesday.
The case related to the targeted killing was registered by NIA on June 15, 2024, on the directions of the ministry of home affairs. NIA has already filed a chargesheet in the case, naming four accused. The NIA probe has so far revealed that masterminds of LeT and TRF were in touch with youth in the Kashmir Valley to orchestrate attacks on non-locals as part of a conspiracy to wage war against the Indian govt. The criminal conspiracy was reportedly planned both physically and through cyberspace, using encrypted social media applications.
