National Investigation Agency conducted searches across two districts of Jammu and Kashmir in the Reasi pilgrims terror attack case on Friday. Seven locations in Reasi and Rajouri districts were extensively searched in the case registered by NIA in June this year. Incriminating material indicating linkages between the terrorists and Overground Workers, OGWs was seized during the searches.

The locations searched by the NIA teams were residential premises of hybrid terrorists and OGWs as well as the surrounding jungle linked with the hybrid terrorists who stayed in the area. As per NIA investigations, the OGWs whose premises were searched were also involved in providing shelter, harbour, food and other logistic support to the terrorists crossing the area, which is one of the transit routes to the Kashmir region.

The terror attack was unleashed by terrorists on the evening of 9th June, as part of Pak-backed terror conspiracy to destabilise the region. A bus carrying Yatris from Shiv Khori to Katra, in Reasi district, came under terrorist fire and plunged into a nearby gorge, killing nine people.