New Delhi:
The houses of two Lashkar-e-Taiba (late) terrorists, Adil Hussain Thoker and Asif Sheikh, who were behind the Pahalgam attack that killed 26, were destroyed on Thursday evening in separate explosions in Jammu and Kashmir, said officials.
Sources said some explosives were held within their homes.
Thoker, a resident of the Anantnag district, is one of the most important accused in the Pahalgam -Bleedbad of Tuesday, while Sheikh, a resident of Pulwama, is probably involved in the attacking extraction.
The police of Anantnag had released sketches of Thoker on Thursday and two other terrorists who suspected they were involved in the Pahalgam attack.
The police said that the other two suspects were Pakistani nationals and announced a reward of RS 20 Lakh for credible information that led to their arrests.
According to the notifications made public on X on X, the other two suspects are: Hashim Musa aka Suleman and Ali Bhai alias Talha Bhai. They are also supposed to be a member of the Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group established in Pakistan.
– Anantnag Police (انت ناگ پولی) (@anantnagpolice) April 24, 2025
The attack, which took place in Pahalgam's Baisaran – called “Mini Switzerland” – claimed the life of 25 Indian subjects and one Nepalese citizen. The attack in Baisaran Meadow-A Tourist Hotspot that is known for breathtaking views of the Himalayas and the characteristic pine forests of the Vallei Was in recent years one of the deadliest attacks on citizens in the region in the region.
“Will pursue Pahalgam attack accused of the ends of the earth”: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India will identify, follow and punish every terrorist and their “donors” “who were behind the Pahalgam attack.
“Today, from the bottom of Bihar, I tell the whole world that India will identify, follow, follow and punish every terrorist and their supporters. We will chase them to the ends of the earth,” he told a public meeting in Madhubani on Thursday.
India will identify, follow and punish every terrorist, their handlers and their backers.
We will chase them to the ends of the earth.
The spirit of India will never be broken by terrorism. pic.twitter.com/sv3ZK8GM94
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 24, 2025
“The spirit of India will never be broken by terrorism. Terrorism will not remain unpunished,” he said in his first public comments after the terror attack on Tuesday.
He said that the terrorists behind the attack and their planners “will be punished outside their imagination.”
“The time has come to confuse what is left of the terror paradise. The will of 140 crores will break the back of the masters of Terror,” he said in a clear attack on Pakistan.
जम्मू के पहलगाम में आतंकियों ने ने भारत की आत्मा पर करने का दुस्साहस दुस्साहस किया है। है। है। है। है। है। है। है। है। है। है। है। मैं स स स स स स स स pic.twitter.com/tmwl58hvtc
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 24, 2025
On Wednesday after the fatal attack, the Prime Minister had a meeting of the Cabinet Committee for Security Chairman.
After the meeting, India Pakistan took a series of strict measures, including the expulsion of Pakistani military confirmations, suspension of the six decades-old Indus Waters treaty and immediate closure of the Attari Land-Transit Post, given the “cross-border ties” to the Pahalgam attack.
