Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two persons on charges of harbouring the terrorists who carried out the Pahalgam terror attack. 26 people were killed in the Pahalgam attack. According to the NIA, Parvez Ahmed Jother of Batkote and Bashir Ahmed Jother of Hill Park have revealed the identities of the three armed terrorists involved in the attack.
The NIA said it has confirmed that the attackers are Pakistani nationals affiliated with the banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba. Both the persons had helped the terrorists in feeding, sheltering and transporting them. The agency has arrested both of them under Section 19 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987.