Government IDs, chocolates, biometric data... Evidence found that Pahalgam attackers were Pakistani nationals

terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), were killed in an encounter with security forces in Dachigam forest on the outskirts of Srinagar during Operation Mahadev on July 28. They were hiding in the Dachigam-Harwan forest area since the attack in Baisaran valley of Pahalgam on April 22

officers collect evidence related to terrorists

officials said that on the basis of examination of weapons recovered after the encounter and interrogation of two Kashmiri youths, it was found that these terrorists were involved in the Pahalgam attack. A senior official said, " ' For the first time, we have received documents issued by the Government of Pakistan which leave no doubt about the nationality of the attackers," he said. '

Pahalgam terror attack

voter slips match with the voter lists of Lahore and Gunjranwala in Pakistan

According to officials, the serial numbers of these voter slips match with the electoral rolls of Lahore (NA-125) and Gunjharanwala (NA-79). Officials said they recovered a NADRA-linked smart-ID chip from a satellite phone, which contained fingerprints, facial biometric profiles and family information of the three terrorists. These records confirmed that their addresses are Changa Manga (District Kasur) and Koiyan Gaon, near Rawalakot, in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Wrappers of Pakistan-made personal items such as Candyland and Chocomax chocolates (both brands manufactured in Karachi) were also seized, the officials said

forensically and technically confirmed

terrorists were living in a dhok two km away from Basran valley on April 21

During interrogation of two detained Kashmiri youths, it was revealed that the terrorists had stayed in a dhok (seasonal hut) located in Hill Park on April 21. It is two kilometers away from the Baisaran valley. These two youths gave shelter to the terrorists throughout the night and also provided food. The next day, the militants went to Baisaran valley and carried out their attack there. He said the militants fled towards Dachigam after carrying out the attack

Terrorists' Digital Footprints

The Jammu and Kashmir Police had on April 24 released the sketches of Hashim Musa, Ali Bhai alias Talha and local resident Adil Hussain Thokar. However, after the encounter on 28 July, the security agencies clarified that the sketches were prepared on the basis of a photograph found in a phone, which was related to an encounter in December 2024. He said that Pahalgam The terrorists of the attack were different.

Pakistan's involvement

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