Overview

• Special NIA judge Sandeep Gandotra approved a 45-day extension beyond the statutory 90 days to continue the investigation.
• The accused are Bashir Ahmad Jothat of Baisaran and Parvaiz Ahmad of Batkote, arrested on June 22 and held at Amphalla Jail in Jammu.
• Prosecutors say DNA profiling of blankets, shawls and bedsheets and other forensic reports from CFSL Chandigarh and NFSU Gandhinagar are awaited.
• Investigators are examining mobile data linked to Pakistani numbers and recoveries from a July 28 encounter in which three suspects were killed.
• The NIA alleges the two sheltered Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives in a Hill Park hut, a claim the defence contested while opposing the extension.