Srinagar, Feb 3: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted a search at the residence of a suspect in the Rainawari area of Srinagar as part of its ongoing investigation into the terror ecosystem operating in the Kashmir Valley, officials said.
The early-morning search was carried out at a residential house located in the Hazari Bazar locality, they added.
The latest raid follows a series of searches conducted by the NIA on Monday at six locations spread across three districts of Kashmir, including Rafiabad, Sopore and Bomai in Baramulla district, Bandipora, and the Parimpora area of Srinagar.
According to officials, the agency raided the residential premises of former Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ghulam Ahmad Sheikh and former militant Iqbal Sheikh in Bomai. Searches were also conducted at the houses of former government employees Mohammad Munwar Mir in Rafiabad and Farooq Ahmad Peer in Model Town, Sopore.
Other locations searched included the residence of retired teacher Mohammad Maqbool Mir in Bandipora town and Zahoor-ul-Raheem’s house in Parimpora, officials said. (Agencies)
