Sarla Bhat killing case: SIA raids 8 locations in Srinagar

The State Investigation Agency on Tuesday conducted raids at eight locations across Srinagar in connection with the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit Sarla Bhat in 1990. The case, registered at Nigeen police station in Srinagar in 1990, has been reopened and fresh investigation is being carried out by SIA.

SIA launched exhaustive searches at eight locations in Srinagar as part of investigation into the killing of Sarla Bhat, a nurse at Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences at Soura in the outskirts of Srinagar, who was "brutally killed by terrorists 35 years ago".

The officials informed that strategic searches have resulted allegedly in the recovery of some incriminating evidence. "This evidence will help in unearthing the whole terrorist conspiracy with the ultimate aim of delivering justice to the victim and her family," read the official statement.


As per police officials, Bhat, hailing from Anantnag, worked at SKIMS and went missing in April 1990 from the hostel on the hospital premises. Later, her bullet-ridden body was found a few kilometres away in Lal Bazar area of Srinagar. Investigators claim that JKLF militants were allegedly involved in Bhat's killing. However, the police could not identify the 'actual perpetrators'. On Tuesday, raids were conducted at the house of a few former JKLF militants as well.