"The home ministry has made it a point to ensure that the lower ranks of the police forces get due recognition. The least medals went to the higher ranks this year. It is bottom heavy this time," a senior official said.
NIA officials said they had gathered substantial material and technical evidence during the probe. They said 60 locations were raided and 950 incriminating documents seized. There are 300 witnesses in the case.
The NIA chargesheet is likely to include the amount (Rs 2.20 crore), which was allegedly recovered during searches, and reports from experts on seized electronic equipment and call details records among others.
"They looked at our identity cards and said they could not accommodate us because we were from Jammu and Kashmir. I showed them my driving license, voter's ID. But to no avail," he further stated.
According to the reliable sources, the Government of India following the recommendations of interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma is re-examining the controversial law AFSPA in Kashmir.