SRINAGAR, July 22 -- Dropping a bombshell, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today said Basaran was opened just three days before the Pahalgam attack, and the private operator had not obtained permission.

"It was opened for tourists only three days ago. The gentleman who was running it is a private operator. He had given an application to JKTDC. He had also deposited some money. But he did not get permission. It had been raining there for three days. Some people were going there for three days before," LG Sinha told ABP News in an interview.

.LG Sinha said Pakistan-backed terrorists had done a recce beforehand. "Facts have now come out after the investigation. The way they targeted innocentcivilians dealt a deep blow to the soul of India....