Pahalgamjust a few moments agoAuthors: Rauf Dar from Pahalgam, Sunil Maurya from Jammu

Photo viral on social media (left). Right: Sketches of suspected terrorists released by agencies.

Security and intelligence agencies have released sketches of the suspected terrorists of the Pahalgam attack. Their names have been revealed as Asif Fauji, Suleman Shah and Abu Talha. Intelligence sources said that the mastermind of this attack is Lashkar-e Taiba's deputy chief Saifullah Khalid.

Lashkar-e-Taiba's proxy wing The Resistance Front (TRF) has claimed responsibility for this attack. Meanwhile, Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said that we have no hand in this attack. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has reached Pahalgam for investigation.

27 people were killed in the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on Tuesday afternoon. More than 20 people are injured. The attack was carried out when a large number of tourists were present in Baisaran Valley. Among the dead are tourists from UP, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Odisha. One tourist each from Nepal and UAE and 2 locals were also killed.

This is the biggest attack in Jammu and Kashmir after the Pulwama attack on 14 February 2019. There was a suicide attack on the CRPF convoy in Pulwama, in which 40 soldiers were martyred. Jaish-e-Mohammed took responsibility for this.

Photos of 4 suspected terrorists go viral, no official confirmation A picture is going viral on social media. It is being said that this is the picture of the 4 terrorists who attacked Pahalgam. However, the picture has not been released by the army or security agencies yet, only sketches of the suspected terrorists have been released.

This photo is going viral on social media. It is being said that he was involved in the Pahalgam attack.

Sketches of suspected terrorists released Security agencies have released sketches of the suspected terrorists of the Pahalgam attack. The agencies have made these sketches with the help of eyewitnesses of the attack. Agency sources said that Asif Fauji, Suleman Shah and Abu Talha were involved in this attack. However, it is not clear whose picture is whose.

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Intelligence said- Saifullah is the mastermind of Lashkar

Lashkar-e-Taiba's deputy chief Saifullah Khalid. - File photo

Intelligence sources said that two foreign terrorists and two local terrorists were involved in the Pahalgam attack. Sources said that the mastermind of the Pahalgam attack is Saifullah Khalid. He operates from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). His location is said to be Rawalkot. Saifullah had also warned of the attack a month ago. A video of this from 2019 also went viral. In this video, Saifullah had said that the Kashmir issue should not be allowed to cool down.

Amit Shah paid tribute to the dead

Amit Shah paying tribute to those killed in the Pahalgam attack at the Police Control Room in Srinagar.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah paid tribute to those killed in the Pahalgam attack in Srinagar. After this Shah reached Baisaran Valley. Here he talked to the victims of the attack and took information from the officials. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to India on Wednesday morning leaving his two-day visit to Saudi Arabia. He will hold a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security Affairs.

When tourists started crying thinking the soldiers were terrorists

After the Pahalgam attack, when Indian Army soldiers reached Baisaran Valley, the tourists present there mistook them for terrorists. This is because the terrorists who fired were also in uniform. Seeing the soldiers, women and children started crying with folded hands. After this, the soldiers said that we are in the Indian Army. They assured the tourists of their safety. A video of this incident has surfaced.

2 pictures of Pahalgam terrorist attack

The picture is from Tuesday afternoon, when terrorists opened fire on tourists in Baisaran Valley.

Bodies of tourists killed in terrorist firing in Baisaran Valley.

 PC: Dainik Bhaskar