Houses of Two Lashkar Terrorists Linked to Pahalgam Attack Destroyed in Blast: Report

Pahalgam Attack Destroyed in Blast: Houses of two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists allegedly involved in the Pahalgam attack were destroyed in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Friday.

The houses were destroyed in a blast on Thursday night.

The officials said security forces were conducting searches inside the houses of two LeT terrorists Adil Hussain Thokar and Asif Sheikh when the explosives already kept inside the houses went off.

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The explosives caused destruction of the houses, they added.

Thokar, a resident of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, is one of the key accused in Tuesday’s Pahalgam massacre, while Sheikh, resident of Tral in Pulwama district, is suspected to be involved in the conspiracy of the attack.

As protests and candlelight marches continue across India following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, firing was reported from the Pakistani posts across the Line of Control.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to hunt down the gunmen responsible for killing 26 civilians at the scenic Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam. "India will identify, track and punish every terrorist and their backer," Modi said. "We will pursue them to the ends of the Earth."

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The Centre had announced strong counter-measures against Pakistan, including the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty.

Adil Hussain Thokar had reportedly travelled to Pakistan in 2018, where he received terror training before returning to Jammu and Kashmir last year.

Thoker, police believe, has been acting as a local guide of the “well-trained and battle-hardened” Pakistani terrorists.

Who are Hashim Musa and Ali Talha, Pakistani terrorists behind Pahalgam attack?

Hashim Musa: One of the main perpetrators of the attack in Pahalgam, identified as Pakistani national Hashim Musa alias Suleiman, was active in Jammu and Kashmir for the last year and was likely involved in at least three attacks on security forces and non-locals, NIA officials familiar with the probe said on Thursday.

Ali Talha: Ali Talha has also been active in the Kashmir Valley for almost two years now. Records also suggest that Ali arrived in the Valley after Musa and was active in the Dachigam forests on the outskirts of Srinagar city.

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