A Chinese wireless set was recovered from a vehicle outside the Pathankot Air Force base by National Investigation Agency (NIA) even as sleuths of the agency questioned former Gurdaspur SP Salwinder Singh for the third consecutive day on Wednesday.
During searches by the NIA teams, one wireless set of Chinese make was found in the car in which the terrorists travelled to Air Force base on the night of December 31st-January 1st, 2016.
“Data in the wireless set was deleted. The wireless set is being sent to CFSl/NTRO for retrieving the deleted data. The recovered wireless set is similar to a wireless recovered from the site of attack in Sambha, Jammu & Kashmir last year,” a Union Home Ministry spokesperson said.
The route taken by terrorists from the point of abduction of SP Salwinder Singh to the Air Force base on December 31 and January 1 has been ascertained. NIA teams are collecting CCTV footage on the route taken by terrorists to Air Force base, the spokesperson said.
NIA teams with Punjab Police and local villagers are carrying out searches in the nearby villages on the route taken by the terrorists for evidence left behind by terrorists like clothes, electronic devices and other items.
SP Salwinder Singh was questioned for the third consecutive day on Wednesday at the NIA headquarters here. His cook Madan Gopal and Baba of the Mazaar are being summoned to NIA headquarter on Thursday for examination, officials added.
Officials said the wireless set has been sent to Central Forensic Science laboratory (CFSl), Chandigarh for analysis and if they are unable to retrieve the deleted data, it will be sent to National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) for further action.