Srinagar, April 27 -- National Investigation Agency (NIA) has formally taken over the investigation of the Pahalgam terror attack case, in which 26 innocent tourists were mercilessly shot dead on Tuesday, officials said.



NIA teams, which have been camping at the terror attack site since Wednesday, have intensified the search for evidence, the spokesperson of the country's premier anti-terror agency said.

The teams, overseen by an Inspector General, a Deputy Inspector General and a Superintendent of Police from the anti-terror agency, are examining the eyewitnesses who had seen the horrifying attack unfold before their eyes at the peaceful and picturesque Baisaran Valley.

"The eyewitnesses are being questioned in minute detail to piec...