NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday arrested an over ground worker for allegedly aiding LeT terrorists who killed 26 tourists in the Baisaran valley in Pahalgam on April 22.
According to officials, the accused provided "logistical support" to the terrorists.
Earlier, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday arrested two men for harbouring terrorists involved in Pahalgam terror attack.
The accused -- Parvaiz Ahmad Jothar from Batkote and Bashir Ahmad Jothar from Hill Park, both residents of Pahalgam -allegedly provided shelter, food, and logistical support to three armed terrorists affiliated with the banned Pakistan-based outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the NIA said in a statement.
The arrests were made as a part of NIA’s probe, registered after the attack that sent shockwaves across the country. The two accused had kept the terrorists hidden in a seasonal hut (dhok) in the Hill Park area before the assault, investigators revealed.
The attackers had deliberately targeted tourists in Baisaran Valley based on their religious identity, making the incident one of the most horrific terror strikes in the region in recent years.
According to officials, the accused provided "logistical support" to the terrorists.
Earlier, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday arrested two men for harbouring terrorists involved in Pahalgam terror attack.
The accused -- Parvaiz Ahmad Jothar from Batkote and Bashir Ahmad Jothar from Hill Park, both residents of Pahalgam -allegedly provided shelter, food, and logistical support to three armed terrorists affiliated with the banned Pakistan-based outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the NIA said in a statement.
The arrests were made as a part of NIA’s probe, registered after the attack that sent shockwaves across the country. The two accused had kept the terrorists hidden in a seasonal hut (dhok) in the Hill Park area before the assault, investigators revealed.
The attackers had deliberately targeted tourists in Baisaran Valley based on their religious identity, making the incident one of the most horrific terror strikes in the region in recent years.
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