NIA will get 5-day remand of duo who aided terrorists behind Pahalgam terror assault

Jun 23, 2025 05:21 PM IST

Parvaiz Ahmad Jothar and Bashir Ahmad revealed identities of three Pakistani terrorists from Lashkar-e-Taiba and had been despatched to custody for 5 days.

A neighborhood courtroom on Monday granted the National Investigation Agency (NIA) five-day remand of two accused who had been arrested for harbouring the Pakistani terrorists behind the lethal Pahalgam terror assault in April, officers stated right here.

The two accused had been produced within the courtroom of Additional District and Sessions Judge, Jammu.(PTI)

The two males – Parvaiz Ahmad Jothar from Batkote, Pahalgam, and Bashir Ahmad Jothar of Hill Park, Pahalgam – had been arrested by NIA on Sunday within the first main breakthrough within the investigations into the assault that left 26 individuals, largely vacationers, lifeless and 16 others injured on April 22.

According to the NIA, the arrested accused have disclosed the identities of the three armed terrorists concerned within the assault, and have additionally confirmed that they had been Pakistani nationals affiliated to the banned terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).

The two accused had been produced within the courtroom of Additional District and Sessions Judge, Jammu, Ritesh Kumar Dubey, and had been despatched to NIA custody for 5 days until June 27, a courtroom official stated.

Parvaiz and Bashir had knowingly harboured the three armed terrorists at a seasonal dhok (hut) at Hill Park earlier than the assault, in accordance with NIA investigations.

The two males had supplied meals, shelter and logistical help to the terrorists, who had, on the fateful afternoon, selectively killed the vacationers on the idea of their spiritual identification, making it one of the ugly terrorist assaults ever, the company stated.

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