NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that the three terrorists involved in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack had been killed in a joint operation by security forces a day earlier.
"I want to tell the House and people of the country that those who killed our people in Baisaran Valley (in Pahalgam) ... all three terrorists have been killed," Shah said during a debate in the Lok Sabha on the Pahalgam attack and subsequent Operation Sindoor.
Details of Operation Mahadev
"In a joint Operation Mahadev, the Indian Army, CRPF, and J&K Police have neutralised three terrorists who were involved in the Pahalgam terror attack," he said.
Shah also said that the three were Suleman alias Faizal, Afghan, and Jibran. "In the Operation Mahadev, Suleman alias Faizal, Afghan and Jibran, these three terrorists were killed. Suleman was an A-category commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba. Afghan was an A-category Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist. And Jibran was also an A-grade terrorist... All three terrorists who killed our citizens in the Baisaran valley in Pahalgam have been eliminated."
He added that security forces had been instructed to ensure that the terrorists responsible for the Pahalgam attack did not escape from the country.
Shah also said that the government has proof that Pahalgam terrorists came from Pakistan. "We have proof - two had Pakistani voter IDs, and even the chocolates they carried were made in Pakistan," he said in Parliament.
How the terrorists were identified
Explaining the investigation process, Amit Shah said, "As part of the investigation, the team engaged with family members of the victims, tourists, pony operators, photographers, and local residents. In total, 1,055 individuals were questioned over a span of more than three hours. Based on the inputs gathered, composite sketches were prepared. Subsequently, on June 22, two individuals — Bashir and Parvez — were identified as those who had harboured the terrorists."
He said that people who had supplied food to the terrorists responsible for Pahalgam attack had been detained earlier. "All three terrorists - Suleman, Afghan and Jibran were killed in yesterday's operation. The people who used to supply food to them were detained earlier. Once the bodies of these terrorists were brought to Srinagar, they were identified by those who were kept detained by our agencies," Shah said.
He added that forensic evidence was used to confirm their identity. "NIA had already arrested those who gave them shelter. Those who fed them were detained. When the terrorists' dead bodies reached Srinagar, they were identified as the three people who carried out the terror attack in Pahalgam... The FSL report of the cartridges from the terror attack was already ready... Yesterday, the rifles of the three terrorists were seized and matched with the FSL reports... Further tests were carried out in Chandigarh yesterday, after that it was confirmed that these three were those who carried out the terror attack..." Shah said.
"I want to tell the House and people of the country that those who killed our people in Baisaran Valley (in Pahalgam) ... all three terrorists have been killed," Shah said during a debate in the Lok Sabha on the Pahalgam attack and subsequent Operation Sindoor.
Details of Operation Mahadev
"In a joint Operation Mahadev, the Indian Army, CRPF, and J&K Police have neutralised three terrorists who were involved in the Pahalgam terror attack," he said.
Shah also said that the three were Suleman alias Faizal, Afghan, and Jibran. "In the Operation Mahadev, Suleman alias Faizal, Afghan and Jibran, these three terrorists were killed. Suleman was an A-category commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba. Afghan was an A-category Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist. And Jibran was also an A-grade terrorist... All three terrorists who killed our citizens in the Baisaran valley in Pahalgam have been eliminated."
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He added that security forces had been instructed to ensure that the terrorists responsible for the Pahalgam attack did not escape from the country.
Shah also said that the government has proof that Pahalgam terrorists came from Pakistan. "We have proof - two had Pakistani voter IDs, and even the chocolates they carried were made in Pakistan," he said in Parliament.
How the terrorists were identified
Explaining the investigation process, Amit Shah said, "As part of the investigation, the team engaged with family members of the victims, tourists, pony operators, photographers, and local residents. In total, 1,055 individuals were questioned over a span of more than three hours. Based on the inputs gathered, composite sketches were prepared. Subsequently, on June 22, two individuals — Bashir and Parvez — were identified as those who had harboured the terrorists."
He said that people who had supplied food to the terrorists responsible for Pahalgam attack had been detained earlier. "All three terrorists - Suleman, Afghan and Jibran were killed in yesterday's operation. The people who used to supply food to them were detained earlier. Once the bodies of these terrorists were brought to Srinagar, they were identified by those who were kept detained by our agencies," Shah said.
He added that forensic evidence was used to confirm their identity. "NIA had already arrested those who gave them shelter. Those who fed them were detained. When the terrorists' dead bodies reached Srinagar, they were identified as the three people who carried out the terror attack in Pahalgam... The FSL report of the cartridges from the terror attack was already ready... Yesterday, the rifles of the three terrorists were seized and matched with the FSL reports... Further tests were carried out in Chandigarh yesterday, after that it was confirmed that these three were those who carried out the terror attack..." Shah said.
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