This was the second time since June 13 that local residents of Dangri led by Saroj Bala held a dharna in protest against the delay in the investigation.
The NIA formally arrested them on Thursday, the agency said in a statement, adding that they were on Friday produced before the NIA Special Court in Jammu, which sent them to 12 days in the agency’s custody.
The recent attacks in Poonch and Rajouri that killed 10 security personnel have made Jammu, so far more peaceful of the two regions of J&K, the focus of militant attacks