Srinagar, May 30 -- The Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) team on Friday conducted searches at multiple locations across Kashmir after obtaining a search warrant from the Court of Special Judge, Designated under NIA Act, Srinagar in a terror-linked case.

An official communique said that during the investigation of the instant case, suspicious technical signatures were traced at different locations of Districts Budgam, Pulwama, Kupwara, Shopian, and Srinagar.

The suspects were found using suspected encrypted messaging applications, read the handout.

During further analysis, it read that various individual suspects were found using a 'specific encrypted messaging application' which is widely used by terrorists and handlers from across fo...