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SIA raids two locations in Anantnag over non local labourer’s killing

Srinagar, July 3 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir’s Police State Investigation Agency (SIA), Kashmir today conducted search operation at the premises of two suspects in Anantnag district in a case related to the killing of a non local labourer last year.
A labourer from Bihar Raja Sah was shot dead from a point-blank range by terrorists at Jablipora in the Bijbehara area of Anantnag district on April 17, 2024.A case was later registered at Police
Station Bijbehara.

Police said that the searches were carried out in Bijbehara as part of an ongoing investigation into
the brutal killing of Raja Sah

They said the searches were aimed to uncover critical evidence to unravel the conspiracy behind this heinous crime and identify accomplices involved in the case registered under Section 302 IPC, 7/27 Arms Act, and 13, 16, and 20 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of Police Station Bijbehara.

“The meticulously planned searches were executed with precision, adhering to legal procedures, and have yielded significant evidence that is expected to strengthen the investigation,” the police said.

“These efforts will aid SIA Kashmir to bring the perpetrators of this terrorist act to justice and dismantle the terror module involved in such terrorist activities. The search operations are a
crucial step toward identifying and apprehending the co-conspirators and supporters of the
accused, ensuring a comprehensive probe into the murder and related unlawful activities,”
they added.

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