NIA To Take Over Pahalgam Terror Attack Case, Home Ministry Issues Notification: Sources
At least 26 people were killed in the barbaric terrorist attack in J&K's Pahalgam on April 22. The security forces have since been on a hunt for terrorists who were involved.
The National Investigation Agency will take over the investigation into the Pahalgam terror attack case after the Union Ministry of Home Affairs issued a notification in this regard on Saturday, sources said.
The case has so far been probed by the Jammu and Kashmir Police, however, the anti-terror probe agency will now take over the investigation.
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At least 26 people, mostly tourists, were gunned down by terrorists in Pahalgam’s “mini-Switzerland" after ascertaining their religious identities, the survivors have revealed.
The security forces have so far revealed the sketches and identities of the terrorists involved in the April 22 terror attack and announced a bounty of Rs 20 lakh on each. The three terrorists were identified as Hashim Musa alias Sulaiman, Ali Bhai alias Talha Bhai, and Adil Hussain Thokar. While the first two were Pakistani terrorists, Thokar is a local resident of Kashmir, the police have informed.
In swift action against the terrorists, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has so far demolished the houses of seven terrorists across the Union Territory, including in districts such as Pulwama, Shopian, Anantnag, Kulgam, and Kupwara.
Border tensions with Pakistan have also been on the rise since the Pahalgam attack, as Pakistan has resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violations for two consecutive days. The Indian Army has retaliated with equal force, officials have said.
Besides military action, New Delhi has tightened screws on Pakistan via diplomatic channels. In the Cabinet Committee for Security meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a day after the attack, bold decisions were taken, including putting the Indus Waters Treaty at abeyance — the move which has rattled Pakistan and prompted them to threaten “an all-out war" against India.
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said in a Television interview that the Kashmir issue with India would lead to a war.
On Friday, Pakistani leader and former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari threatened India with “blood" if the Indus Treaty is not followed.
“The Indus is ours and will remain ours — either our water will flow through it, or their blood," he had said at a rally.
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri responded to him, stating, “I heard his statement. Tell him to jump somewhere in water. Well, how will he when there will be no water? Do not dignify such statements. They will get to understand that."
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