US EditionMurder of Kashmiri Pandit Woman in 1990: SIA Carries Out Raids in Central Kashmir
SRINAGAR DISTRICT, JAMMU AND KASHMIR, AUG 12 – The Special Investigation Agency uncovered incriminating evidence in raids targeting JKLF-linked suspects in the decades-old murder of nurse Sarla Bhat, a case reopened last year.
- Eight Srinagar locations were searched by the Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency on Tuesday while investigating the 1990 murder of Kashmiri Pandit nurse Sarla Bhat.
- Reopening the case last year, the Jammu and Kashmir Police Special Investigation Agency raided eight Srinagar locations after FIR 56/1990 at Nigeen Police Station failed to identify suspects.
- As part of the intensified probe, SIA searched residences of former JKLF members, including Peer Noorul Haq Shah alias Air Marshal, recovering incriminating evidence such as documents and digital data.
- Though the SIA uncovered incriminating evidence, it reported no arrests, so the latest raids have not led to any detentions so far.
- Following the raids, officials reaffirmed the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s resolve to prosecute heinous terror acts of the 1990s and restore Pandit properties to lawful owners.
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The society which Sarla Bhatt, a nurse by profession, had taken up the responsibility of serving was once known for its Kashmiriyat tradition. But that was the era of terrorism. Jihadis were openly committing murders and rapes under the patronage of Pakistan. One day these beasts reached the hostel of the college where Sarla Bhatt lived.
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