The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday carried out raids at multiple places in Pulwama and Srinagar districts in connection with recovery of 15 pistols at Chanapora in May this year.
Official sources told a local news agency GNS that NIA sleuths with the assistance of police and paramilitary CRPF personnel carried out raids at five locations in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district and four places in Srinagar district.
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The raids pertained to recovery of 15 pistols at Chanapora on 23 May and police had claimed that militants were planning to carry out hit and run cases using the weapons.
Two TRF militants were to have been arrested on the day by the police.
Later the case was taken over by the NIA. It was not known immediately if the NIA has made any more arrests or recovery of any “incriminate” material during the raids carried out today. (GNS)