The Special Investigation Agency (SIA) conducted raids on Tuesday at 8 locations in Srinagar. These actions pertain to the murder of Kashmiri Pandit nurse Sarla Bhatt in 1990. This marks the first investigation raid by the SIA regarding this case since April 1990.
Sources indicate the case dates back to a time of numerous attacks on Kashmiri Pandits. The initiative to reopen multiple murder cases from the early 1990s was recently taken by the Lieutenant Governor's administration. This led to the current SIA actions.
The raid also targeted the residence of former Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik in the Maisuma area of Srinagar. Many of the other raided locations are known to be former JKLF commanders' bases.
Source: aajtak
The locations raided by SIA included residences of JKLF affiliates such as Yasin Malik, Javed Nalaka, Pir Noor Ul Haq Shah, Abdul Hameed Sheikh, Bashir Ahmad Gojri, Firoz Ahmad Khan, and Ghulam Mohammad Taploo.
Source: aajtak
Reports reveal that nurse Sarla Bhatt was abducted in the early 1990s, with her bullet-riddled body recovered the next day from the Soura area in Srinagar. She was residing in a hostel at the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, where her abduction took place.
Source: aajtak
The case was initially filed at the Nigeen police station and was later transferred to SIA. Among the raided locations, one includes the home of former JKLF leader Pir Noorul Haq Shah, also known as Air Marshal, which was searched by agency officials.
