Account of death of 26 tourists: NIA charge sheet in Pahalgam terrorist attack, 7 accused including 3 dead Pakistani terrorists

Srinagar, Dec 15: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed a chargesheet in the Pahalgam terror attack case in which 26 civilians, mostly tourists, were killed on April 22 this year. Seven people, including three dead terrorists, have been made accused in this case. The anti-terrorism agency filed the chargesheet in the terrorist attack case in the special NIA court in Jammu after seven and a half months. According to the information, NIA has named the banned terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba and its associate organization The Resistance Front (TRF) in the chargesheet. The chargesheet also names three Pakistani terrorists involved in the attack who were later killed in Operation Mahadev in Srinagar. These terrorists include Suleman Shah, Hamza and Jibran. The names of two over ground workers (OGWs) who provided logistics support, shelter and food to the terrorists a day before the attack are also included in the chargesheet. These include Bashir Ahmed Jothar and Parvez Ahmed. While filing the charge sheet, the NIA also presented blood samples and hair fibers of the deceased as evidence in the special court. At least 26 civilians were killed and several others were injured when terrorists attacked a group of tourists in Baisaran Valley of Pahalgam on April 22 this year. It was one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in the country in recent history. In response to this attack, India launched Operation Sindoor on 7 and 8 May, under which terrorist camps located inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir were destroyed and dozens of terrorists were killed.