Jammu and Kashmir: SIA raids nine locations in 1990 double murder case

Srinagar/Jammu: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday conducted raids at multiple locations across the Union Territory in connection with the double murder of a Kashmiri Pandit writer and his son in 1990, officials said.

The SIA searched nine locations, including in south Kashmir's Anantnag district and Bagh-e-Bahu area of Jammu.

The raids were part of an SIA investigation into the abduction and murder of Kashmiri Pandit writer and social worker Sarwanand Koul Premi and his son Virender Koul, residents of Soaf Shali at Kokernag in Anantnag district, 36 years ago.


Premi and his son were abducted by terrorists on April 29, 1990. Their bodies were recovered on May 1, 1990, following which an FIR was registered at Dooru police station.

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Officials said the raids mark a significant development in the long-running investigation, as the SIA intensifies efforts to uncover the circumstances surrounding the killings and bring the probe to a decisive end.

They said this was among the many cases linked to the killing of minority community members reopened for fresh investigation in recent years and handed over to the SIA.

According to officials, a raid was conducted at Shahbaaz Colony in Bagh-e-Bahu area of Jammu early on Wednesday morning. Searches were also conducted in multiple locations across Anantnag. The operation was still underway when the last reports were received.

Further details about the locations searched and the outcome of the operations are awaited.