Terrorists took instructions from handlers in Pak: NIA

TERRORISTS who attacked a bus carrying pilgrims in Jammu's Reasi on June 9 received instructions from their handlers based in Pakistan, a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) found.

- MUKESH RANJAN

Sources said as per the evidence collected so far, before executing the attack, the remote handlers were contacted and permission taken.

The investigators found that a Rajouri-based overground worker (OGW) Hakam Khan alias Hakin Din, who has been arrested in connection with the case, had sheltered the Pakistani terrorists for nearly a week before the day the bus was attacked. Khan also helped them in reaching the attack spot, sources added.