NIA makes first breakthrough in pahalgam case, arrests two
New Delhi, June 23 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two men for allegedly harbouring the three Pakistani terrorists involved in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and providing them with food and logistical support, the agency said on Sunday, while calling it the first major breakthrough in the probe after two months.
The two men arrested were identified as Parvaiz Ahmad Jothar from Pahalgam's Batkote and Bashir Ahmad Jothar of Pahalgam's Hill Park.
This is the first arrest by the anti-terror probe agency, coming exactly two months after the attack, which escalated tensions between India and Pakistan.
"In a major breakthrough in the Pahalgam terror attack case, the NIA has arrested two men for harbouring the terrorists who had carried out the horrendous attack that killed 26 innocent tourists and grievously injured 16 others," a statement issued by the federal anti-terror probe agency said.
The duo, NIA said, has disclosed the identities of the three attackers and said that the three Pakistani nationals are affiliated with the proscribed terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)....
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