NIA takes over Pahalgam terror attack probe

• PM Modi says every Indian seething with anger, assures justice to victims

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• In this handout image released on April 26, 2025, A National Investigation Agency (NIA) member at the residence of Samir Guha, one of the 26 people killed in the Pahalgam terror attack, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Handout via PTI Photo)

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• NEW DELHI — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the probe into the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed, officials said on Sunday.
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• The teams, overseen by an Inspector General of Police, a Deputy Inspector General of Police and a Superintendent of Police from the anti-terror agency, are examining the eyewitnesses to the attack that took place on Tuesday at Baisaran valley in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, they said.
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• The eyewitnesses are being questioned in minute detail to piece together the sequence of events that led to one of the worst terror attacks in Kashmir, they said.

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• The entry and exit points are being closely scrutinised by the investigating NIA teams for clues to the modus operandi of the terrorists, the officials said.
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• The teams, aided by forensic and other experts, are checking the entire area thoroughly for evidence to expose the terror conspiracy that led to the horrendous attack that has shocked the nation, they said.
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• NIA teams, which have been camping at the terror attack site since Wednesday, have intensified the search for evidence, they said.
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• The anti-terror agency has taken over the Pahalgam terror attack case following orders from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
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• Terrorists on Tuesday opened fire in Baisaran, a popular tourist spot in the upper reaches of Pahalgam in Anantnag district, killing 26 people, mostly holidayers from other states.
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• Pahalgam attack: PM Modi says every Indian seething with anger, assures justice to victims
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• NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated on Sunday that the terrorists behind the Pahalgam terror attack and those involved in the conspiracy will be served the most stringent punishment, asserting that the victims will receive justice.
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• In his Mann Ki Baat address, Modi said the solidarity of Indians in the war against terrorism is the country's biggest strength.
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• He said his heart is in deep pain and every Indian is seething with anger over the terror strike that killed 26 civilians, mostly tourists.
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• Modi said the incident reflected the desperation and cowardice of terrorists and their mentors at a time when peace was returning to Kashmir, tourism was seeing a record surge, democracy was turning stronger and new opportunities were being created for the youth.
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• Enemies of the country and Kashmir did not like it, he said, adding that they wanted the Valley to be destroyed again.
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• He said, "In the war against terrorism, the unity of the country, the solidarity of 140 crore Indians, is our biggest strength."
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• The world is watching that India is speaking in one voice against the attack, he said, stressing that this unity is the biggest basis of the decisive battle against terrorism.
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• Irrespective of the state one lives in and the language one speaks, everyone has deep sympathy for the families of victims, he said.
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• Terrorists on Tuesday opened fire in Baisaran, a popular tourist spot in the upper reaches of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, killing 26 people.
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• In the monthly broadcast, the prime minister also paid tributes to scientist and former ISRO head K Kasturirangan who passed away on Friday, saying his selfless service to the country and contribution to nation-building will always be remembered.