Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir): The Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency on Wednesday launched raids in three districts of south Kashmir in connection with the killing of a bank ATM guard belonging to the minority Hindu community in Pulwama district in Feb. this year, local inputs said. Official sources said that a team of SIA Kashmir along with police and CRPF launched raids in Pulwama, Shopian and Anantnag districts and started searching the premises at various locations.
The raids are being carried out in connection with the investigation of the killing of Bank ATM guard Sanjay Kumar Sharma on Feb. 26 in Achan area of Pulwama. Sharma, was shot in chest while he was on his way to a local market at around 11 am on the fateful day. killing case FIR No.14/2023. The first round of raids were conducted last month at nine different locations across valley.
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The SIA Kashmir had launched raids at nine different locations in three districts of south Kashmir in connection with the killing. The SIA sleuths accompanied by local police and the paramilitary CRPF launched raids at nine locations in three districts of Pulwama, Anantnag and Shopian in south Kashmir and started searches there.
In Pulwama district, the SIA conducted searches in Litter area while simultaneous searches were also started at Shirmal and Kachwa area of Shopian and Chittergul, Semthan and Shangus Utrosoo area of Anantnag districts of south Kashmir,” an official said. It can be recalled that the slain had not been reporting to duty due to a spate of terror attacks on his community members.
In a statement issued after the attack, Kashmir Zone Police had said, “Terrorists fired upon one civilian from minority namely Sanjay Sharma S/O Kashinath Sharma R/O Achan Pulwama while on way to a local market”. Deputy Inspector General (DIG), South Kashmir Range, Rayees Bhat had termed it as a “planned attack” saying that armed security guards had been placed on duty in the village.
