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NIA Confirms Three LeT Militants Carried Out Pahalgam Massacre

Investigators say the attackers chose Baisaran to exploit slower security response at a remote tourist meadow.

The Baisaran Valley in Pahalgam after terrorists targeted tourists there on 22 April. | ANI file
Chairs and tables scattered at the site of terrorist attack on tourists in Baisaran near Pahalgam in south Kashmir's Anantnag district.
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From left, Pahalgam terrorists Jibran, Suleiman Shah and Hamza Afghani, who were killed by security forces on July 28.

Overview

  • The agency says the gunmen were Pakistani nationals affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba and directly executed the April 22 attack that killed 26.
  • All three were killed on July 28 in Operation Mahadev in the Dachigam-Harwan area near Srinagar.
  • Two locals, Parvaiz Ahmad Jothar and Bashir Ahmad Jothar, were arrested for providing food and shelter for Rs 3,000, with a chargesheet in preparation.
  • Eyewitness identifications, forensic analysis and ballistic reports linked the dead militants to the Baisaran shooting.
  • The NIA clarified early speculation about a larger squad, stating only three attackers were involved, and it continues to investigate the wider support network.