Team News Riveting
Srinagar, April 23
Security agencies on Wednesday released the sketches of three terrorists suspected to be involved in the deadly terror attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists, near Pahalgam in south Kashmir.
The officials said they suspects had been identified as Asif Fauji, Suleman Shah and Abu Talha. They also had code names Moosa, Yunus and Asif and were involved in terror related incidents in Poonch. The sketches were prepared with the help of survivors, they said.
From the pencil sketches, in black and white, they appear to be young and have beards.
The Resistance Front (TRF), a shadow outfit of the banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group, has claimed the responsibility for the attack after the incident. Terrorists struck at a prime tourist location in Pahalgam in south Kashmir on Tuesday, killing at least 26 people, mostly tourists, and injuring several others. The deceased included two foreigners — from the UAE and Nepal.
As the nation reels from the brutality of the assault, security forces have launched a massive manhunt to apprehend those responsible and uncover the full extent of the operation behind this chilling act of terror.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at the Delhi airport upon his arrival from Saudi Arabia.
Home Minister Amit Shah, who reached Srinagar on Tuesday night, assured the survivors of the attack that the perpetrators of the dastardly act would be brought to justice, officials said.
An NIA team headed by an inspector general is on way to Pahalgam to provide assistance to the local police probing Tuesday’s dastardly terrorist attack, sources said.
Meanwhile, a shutdown was observed today in both Jammu and Kashmir divisions as organisations from all walks of life supported the bandh call to protest the killings in Pahalgam tourist resort. Most of the shops, fuel stations and other business establishments were shut in Srinagar, the officials said.
