‘Provided meals, shelter’: 2 held for harbouring Pahalgam attack terrorists; disclose 3 were Pak LeT men | India News

NEW DELHI: The (*3*)National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday arrested two men for harbouring terrorists concerned in Pahalgam terror attack. The accused — Parvaiz Ahmad Jothar from Batkote and Bashir Ahmad Jothar from Hill Park, each residents of Pahalgam -allegedly supplied shelter, meals, and logistical help to a few armed terrorists affiliated with the banned Pakistan-based outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the NIA stated in a press release.The arrests come as a part of NIA’s probe into case RC-02/2025/NIA/JMU, registered after the attack that despatched shockwaves throughout the nation. The two accused had saved the terrorists hidden in a seasonal hut (dhok) within the Hill Park space earlier than the assault, investigators revealed.

According to the NIA, throughout questioning, Parvaiz and Bashir disclosed the identities of the attackers and confirmed that they were Pakistani nationals. The attackers had intentionally focused vacationers in Baisaran Valley primarily based on their spiritual id, making the incident one of the horrific terror strikes within the area lately.The duo has been arrested below Section 19 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. The investigation into the broader conspiracy remains to be underway.On April 22, Pakistan-sponsored terrorists opened fireplace on vacationers in Pahalgam’s Baisaran Valley, killing 26 folks and injured 16 others.