Red Fort blast: NIA conducts searches in forest area in JK’s Anantnag

Srinagar, Dec 9: A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried out searches in a forest area of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir as part of its probe into the November 10 blast near the Red Fort in Delhi, officials said.

They said the NIA sleuths, assisted by police and CRPF personnel, brought along two of the arrested accused — Dr Adeel Rather and Jasir Bilal Wani — linked to the “white collar” terror module.

The duo reportedly informed investigators about certain hideouts in the Mattan forest area of south Kashmir, prompting the search operation, the officials added.

Further details are awaited.