The Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) on Monday mentioned it has gathered substantial physique of proof relating to the identities of three Pakistani terrorists concerned within the April 22 Pahalgam terror assault based mostly on witness testimonies, video footage, technical proof and sketches launched by Jammu and Kashmir Police.
The company, nonetheless, refused to call the three Pakistani terrorists saying their identities and different particulars might be shared at an “acceptable time”. The company added that media studies 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 rigorously 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 might be made public at an acceptable time.”
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The assertion comes a day after two individuals had 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’s reiterated that, as said within the official press launch dated 22 June 2025, two accused individuals have been arrested in reference to the assault. Throughout their interrogation, they’ve disclosed particulars concerning the identities of the three armed terrorists concerned,” the NIA mentioned on Monday.
native courtroom in Jammu on Monday granted the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) five-day remand of two individuals who had 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 further district and classes 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’s reiterated that, as said within the official press launch dated 22 June 2025, two accused individuals have been arrested in reference to the assault. Throughout their interrogation, they’ve disclosed particulars concerning 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 2 males had supplied meals, shelter and logistical help to the terrorists who selectively killed the vacationers on the premise of their spiritual id,” 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 had been Pakistani nationals affiliated to the proscribed terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT),” the anti-terror company mentioned.
The Resistance Entrance, a proxy group for the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba organisation, claimed accountability 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 just like the management room-operated 2008 Mumbai assaults.
India responded with Operation Sindoor on Might 7, bombing 9 terrorist camps throughout Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in pre-dawn strikes that killed a minimum of 100 militants. The operation sparked 4 days of cross-border combating involving fighter jets, missiles and artillery
