- India,
- 27-Apr-2025 10:38 PM IST
Pahalgam Terrorist Attack: The brutal killing of 26 innocent people in Pahalgam area of Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir has shaken the entire nation. The heartbreaking incident took place on Tuesday, and since then the entire nation is condemning the terror attack. Following the killing, major investigation agencies like the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Jammu and Kashmir Police, Intelligence Bureau and RAW have become active and are probing the case thoroughly.Key suspects identifiedDuring the investigation, 15 Kashmiri overground workers (OGWs) and aides of terrorists have been identified through electronic surveillance, who are believed to be the main suspects in the attack. These people were involved in assisting the terrorists from Pakistan and helping in carrying out this massacre. The investigation has made it clear that these suspects not only supplied logistics to the terrorists, but also possibly ordered consignments of weapons from Pakistan.Electronic surveillance and conversations with Pakistani terrorists revealedSurveillance by the NIA and other agencies has revealed a crucial chat in which the three arrested suspects were contacting Pakistani terrorists in Pahalgam. They were discussing the way to extend their help to the terrorists, who were instrumental in carrying out the attack. These discussions have given the investigators a new direction in the case and clarified the role of the suspects.Arrest of five key suspectsDuring the investigation, the investigators have nabbed five key suspects, and three have been arrested. The phone and spatial movements of all these suspects revealed that they were active in the area at the time of the attack and before that. These people were involved in guiding and assisting the terrorists in the area. The police are now looking for two other Kashmiri overground workers, who may have been involved in the act.More than 200 people questioned and suspects identifiedAccording to sources, more than 200 Kashmiri overground workers have been detained for questioning, as these people are in contact with Pakistani terrorists and provide them shelter. So far, more than 1500 people have been questioned, and the focus has been on 15 suspects. Investigators can get important information from these Kashmiri overground workers, which can be helpful in linking the events related to the attack.Pakistan's role in the terrorist attackDuring the investigation, it has also been revealed that the terrorists involved in the Pahalgam attack were supplied weapons from Pakistan. Local overground workers provided logistics to these terrorists and gave them information about the consignment of weapons coming from Pakistan. This makes the whole matter even more serious, as it is directly linked to the support of Pakistan's terrorists and their activities.The attackers may be hiding in dense forestsAfter the attack, security personnel have intensified the search operation in the dense forests located in the Baisaran area of Pahalgam. Although no clue of the attackers has been found so far, it is feared that they may still be hiding in these forests. Security personnel are busy searching the area so that the attackers can be caught and brought to justice.