{ PAHALGAM ATTACK } Aadhaar, FB account details found in phones of 3 Pak terrorists: NIA

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has recovered Aadhaar cards, photographs, and Facebook account details of several people from the mobile phones of three Pakistani terrorists involved in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, officials familiar with the probe said.

- Neeraj Chauhan

Three terrorists — Suleiman Shah, Hamza Afghani alias Afghan and Jibran — who shot dead 25 tourists and a pony operator on April 22 at Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam were killed by security forces during an encounter on July 28 in Dachigam forest area. Union home minister Amit Shah confirmed in Parliament on July 29 that the terrorists were from Pakistan and belonged to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).