India, March 24 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday carried out searches at several locations across Kashmir in connection with its ongoing investigation into the Red Fort blast case, officials said.

The raids were conducted simultaneously in north Kashmir's Handwara and Rafiabad areas, as well as in south Kashmir's Kulgam district, as part of a coordinated operation by the federal anti-terror agency.

Officials said that in Handwara, NIA teams searched the residence of a businessman in the Guloora area, where certain documents and electronic devices were seized for examination.

In Rafiabad, the agency conducted a search at the residence of Dr Bilal Naseer Malla in the Bonapora Shatloo area. Malla has already been arres...