4 of 5 attackers involved in Pulwama blast killed, 1 arrested: govt

Four out of the five militants involved in the Pulwamaattack were killed, while one was arrested by security forces, Union Ministerof State for Home G Kishan Reddy said on Tuesday.

He said in Lok Sabha that probe by the NationalInvestigation Agency (NIA) has revealed the links of module of the proscribedJaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), which was responsible for planning and execution of theattack.

   

Forty CRPF personnel were killed on February 14 in an attackby a suicide bomber on their convoy in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district.

“Out of five accused, one was a suicide bomber. Oneaccused was arrested, while two others were neutralized during pro-activeengagement by the security forces. One of the accused, Mudasir Ahmad Khan aliasMohammed Bhai, was neutralised during proactive engagement by the securityforces,” he said replying to a written question.

The minister said a Court of Inquiry is ordered in suchcases to look into various aspects and accordingly, it was ordered by the CRPF.

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