J&K Police detains 50 suspects in connection with Reasi terror attack

Amid the escalating terror-related tensions in the Union Terriroty of Jammu and Kashmir, the police on Thursday detained fifty people in connection with the probe into the terror attack on a bus carrying pilgrims in Reasi district on Sunday, news agency PTI reported citing police officials.

In order to ensure a comprehensive investigation, the search operation to track down the terrorists, has been expanded to cover far-flung areas of Arnas and Mahore in the Reasi district that were terrorist hotbeds between 1995 and 2005.

A police spokesperson stated cofirmed the detention of 50 suspects in connection with the Reasi attack, and added that the detentions were made following an "extensive investigation".