Houses Of two Lashkar Terrorists Concerned In Pahalgam Assault Destroyed In Blast
New Delhi:
The homes of two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists, Adil Hussain Thoker and Asif Sheikh, who had been behind the Pahalgam assault that killed 26, had been destroyed in separate blasts in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday night time, officers mentioned.
Sources mentioned that explosives had been saved inside their homes.
Thoker, a local of Anantnag district, is likely one of the key accused in Tuesday’s Pahalgam bloodbath, whereas Sheikh, a resident of Pulwama, is suspected to be concerned within the assault conspiracy.
The Anantnag Police on Thursday had launched sketches of Thoker and two different terrorists suspected to be concerned within the Pahalgam assault.
The police mentioned the opposite two suspects had been Pakistani nationals and introduced a reward of Rs 20 lakh for credible data resulting in their arrests.
Based on the notices made public by the police on X, the opposite two suspects are: Hashim Musa alias Suleman and Ali Bhai alias Talha Bhai. They’re additionally believed to be members of the Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba.
— Anantnag Police( اننت ناگ پولیس) (@AnantnagPolice) April 24, 2025
The assault, which came about in Pahalgam’s Baisaran — dubbed “mini Switzerland” — claimed the lives of 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen. The assault in Baisaran meadow — a vacationer hotspot recognized for jaw-dropping views of the Himalayas and the Valley’s signature pine forests — was one of many deadliest assaults on civilians within the area lately.
