Jammu, June 18 -- Two weeks after Jammu and Kashmir Police busted an alleged Pakistan-sponsored inter-state terror funding module involving two women from Uttarakhand and a couple from Kathua, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has stepped in to further investigate the case.

Sources said the NIA has examined the investigation conducted so far by Kathua Police and prepared a detailed report based on the evidence collected during the probe.

The central agency has also questioned the three accused lodged in a jail in Jammu and is expected to formally register a case in the coming days.

Investigators believe the case has exposed a well-organised hawala network allegedly being operated at the behest of Pakistan-based handlers to channel ...