Pahalgam attack: Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested an over ground worker (OGW) Mohammad Yusuf Katari, who met the terrorists involved in the Pahalgam attack four times. According to officials, he gave an Android phone charger to the terrorists, this charger later became an important link to his arrest.
26 -year -old Katari was arrested in the last week of September on charges of providing logistics to Suleman alias Asif, Jibran and Hamza Afghani. The three terrorists were involved in the attack in Pahalgam on 22 April, in which 26 people were killed, mostly tourists.
Four times meet and important evidence became charger
In the police interrogation, Katari admitted that he had met terrorists four times in the Jabarwan hills outside Srinagar. This information came to light from the forensic analysis of the evidence recovered during Operation Mahadev. All three terrorists were killed in this anti -terrorism campaign started in July. The investigation of a burnt Android charger recovered during the operation gave the police a clue to reach Katari. Investigation revealed that the charger belonged to Katari and he gave it to the terrorists.
Katari used to help terrorists on the pretext of teaching students
Officials said that Katari used to work to teach nomadic students in high areas, but during this time he had become an important contact to help the terrorists. He not only gave charger, but also guided the terrorists in inaccessible paths.
Mastermind of Pahalgam attack killed, investigation continues
The mastermind of the attack Suleman alias Asif, Jibran (associated with the Sonamarg tunnel attack) and Hamza Afghani were piled up in an encounter under Operation Mahadev on 29 July. Officials say that Katari’s arrest is a big success towards breaking the network of terrorists. This case can now be assigned to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is already investigating the conspiracy of Pahalgam attack.