Substantial proof gathered in opposition to Pak terrorists: NIA in Pahalgam case

The company, nonetheless, refused to call the three Pakistani terrorists saying their identities and different particulars shall be shared at an “applicable time”. The company added that media stories or social media posts relating to the identifies and sketches of terrorists are “speculative in nature”.

“The NIA has gathered a considerable physique of proof relating to the identities of the terrorists. This consists of eyewitness accounts from victims, video footages, technical proof, and the sketches launched by the Jammu and Kashmir Police. All this proof is being fastidiously analysed and NIA has not reached any conclusions at this stage,” mentioned the NIA in an announcement on Monday. “The identities and additional particulars of the terrorists shall be made public at an applicable time.”

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The assertion comes a day after two folks have been arrested for allegedly harbouring the three terrorists behind the Pahalgam assault that claimed 26 lives. On Monday, an area courtroom in Jammu granted the NIA five-day remand of the 2 accused, recognized as Parvaiz Ahmad Jothar and Bashir Ahmad Jothar from Pahalgam.

“It is reiterated that, as said within the official press launch dated 22 June 2025, two accused individuals have been arrested in reference to the assault. During their interrogation, they’ve disclosed particulars in regards to the identities of the three armed terrorists concerned,” the NIA mentioned on Monday.

native courtroom in Jammu on Monday granted the National Investigation Agency (NIA) five-day remand of two individuals who have been arrested for allegedly harbouring three Pakistani terrorists behind the 22 April Pahalgam terror assault which claimed 26 lives.

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A bench of extra district and periods choose (Jammu) Ritesh Kumar Dubey despatched the 2 males — Parvaiz Ahmad Jothar and Bashir Ahmad Jothar from Pahalgam — to NIA custody for 5 days until June 27.

The duo was arrested on Sunday, NIA officers mentioned, including that it marked the primary breakthrough within the investigations into the assault.

“It is reiterated that, as said within the official press launch dated 22 June 2025, two accused individuals have been arrested in reference to the assault. During their interrogation, they’ve disclosed particulars in regards to the identities of the three armed terrorists concerned,” the assertion mentioned.

The company had mentioned on Sunday that Parvaiz and Bashir had knowingly harboured the three armed terrorists at a seasonal dhok (hut) at Hill Park earlier than the assault. “The two males had offered meals, shelter and logistical help to the terrorists who selectively killed the vacationers on the idea of their spiritual identification,” it mentioned on Sunday.

“The duo has additionally disclosed the identities of the three armed terrorists concerned within the assault, and have additionally confirmed that they have been Pakistani nationals affiliated to the proscribed terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT),” the anti-terror company mentioned.

The Resistance Front, a proxy group for the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba organisation, claimed duty for the assault. Indian companies say the group is a entrance utilized by Pakistan to keep away from worldwide sanctions.

As first reported by HT on April 24, intelligence companies traced the assault’s digital communications to protected homes in Muzaffarabad and Karachi, establishing Pakistani involvement in what officers described as much like the management room-operated 2008 Mumbai assaults.

India responded with Operation Sindoor on May 7, bombing 9 terrorist camps throughout Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in pre-dawn strikes that killed no less than 100 militants. The operation sparked 4 days of cross-border combating involving fighter jets, missiles and artillery