Anti-terror body, National Investigation Agency (NIA), has begun the process of formally taking over the Pahalgam terror attack case, in which 26 innocent tourists were mercilessly shot dead on Tuesday, following orders from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
NIA teams, which have been camping at the terror attack site since Wednesday, have intensified the search for evidence.
The teams, overseen by senior-ranked officials from the anti-terror agency, are examining the eyewitnesses who had seen the horrifying attack unfold before their eyes in the peaceful and picturesque Baisaran valley. The eyewitnesses are being questioned in minute detail to piece together the sequence of events that led to one of the worst terror attacks in Kashmir.
The entry and exit points are being closely scrutinised by the investigating NIA teams for clues to the modus operandi of the terrorists. The teams, aided by forensic and other experts, are checking the entire area thoroughly for evidence to expose the terror conspiracy that led to the horrendous attack that has shocked the nation.