NIA raids 16 premises in terror case

New Delhi, October 12

In a massive anti-terror exercise, the NIA today said it, along with CRPF and cops, had conducted raids at 16 locations in the Valley in connection with a fresh terror conspiracy case pertaining to violence perpetrated by proscribed organisations, such as LeT and JeM, and the activities of overground workers (OGWs).

The search operation was carried out in Shopian, Pulwama and Srinagar.

On October 10, the NIA had also conducted searches and arrested two TRF operatives.

The case was initially registered on June 27 this year at Bahu Fort district Police station in Jammu, relating to the recovery of an IED in Jammu. Earlier, three LeT terrorists were arrested in this case. The LeT and their associates based in the Valley had conspired to cause extensive terror activities for harming the general public, the NIA had added. — TNS