Mumbai, Aug. 13 -- Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit welcomed the recent raids carried out by the Special Investigation Agency (SIA) in connection with the decades-old Sarla Bhat abduction and murder case, stating that these steps were necessary to bring those responsible to justice.

While speaking to ANI, Pandit said, "The Entire world knows that Yaseen Malik is one of the most dreaded terrorists and is responsible for the genocide and ethnic cleansing of 7 lakh Kashmiri Pandits from Kashmir in 1989-90... We all welcome the sign of starting an inquiry on the Sarla Bhat rape and murder case committed by Yaseen Malik."

"We will get a closure only when we will see Yaseen Malik and his accomplices hanged till death... We also request the GoI to init...