‘Our forces have evidence': Amit Shah confirms killing of terrorists involved in Pahalgam attack
Shah identified the three terrorists, who were killed in the Dachigam forest area, as Suleiman alias Faisal, Afghan and Jibran, and said they had come from Pakistan.
'Suleiman was a LET commander, and was involved in the Gagangeer attack. Our forces have evidence on it. These three were involved, and all three have been killed. Through this House, I thank the security personnel involved,' said Shah.
The Union home minister said the Opposition asked a day before where the terrorists came from, where they went, and who was responsible, as he took a jab at Congress leader P Chidambaram.
'We are responsible because we are in government… I was sad that former home minister Chidambaram raised questions about the identity of the terrorists – where they came from. I would like to tell him that we have proof that they were from Pakistan. We have voter numbers too. These rifles are also there. The chocolates found with them are also manufactured in Pakistan'.
'They say they were not from Pakistan. This means that a former home minister is giving a clean chit to Pakistan… By saying this, Mr Chidambaram is also raising questions on why we attacked Pakistan… The former home minister asks for proof. This conspiracy to save Pakistan is exposed in front of 130 crore Indians,' said Shah.
Referring to Akhilesh Yadav, Shah said the Samajwadi Party chief should not be upset after knowing the religion of the terrorists who were killed.
The Union minister also gave details of what happened after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. 'They are saying only Rahul Gandhi went there. At 1 pm, the attack happened, and at 5.30 pm I was there. On April 23, a security meeting happened… The first decision was that those who were involved in the killings should not escape to Pakistan. And we made arrangements for that. On May 22, there was human intelligence, and information was received of the presence of terrorists… On July 22, we got success, and it was confirmed that these terrorists were there.'
'Yesterday's operation saw the death of three who killed our citizens… NIA had kept those who helped these terrorists in custody, and they confirmed that these three were the ones who conducted the terror attack in Pahalgam. We didn't believe this either. Cartridges recovered at the site of attack, were analysed, and a ballistic report was prepared. Three rifles were recovered yesterday – one M9 American rifle and two AK-47s. These rifles were sent to Chandigarh, and the cartridges were matched. Then, it was fixed that these three rifles were used to kill our people,' said Shah.
The senior BJP leader also said six experts had verified the ballistic report on the cartridges. 'And they have said that they match 100 per cent'.
'Through Operation Sindoor, the handlers of these terrorists were killed. I will tell you how their bosses were killed. I had hoped that when this information is shared, there would be happiness across the board. Are you not happy that terrorists were killed?' asked Shah.
'I had gone there to meet the families… I would like to tell them all that through Operation Sindoor, all those who sent the terrorists were killed and those who came here have also been killed,' said Shah.
Shah said the Indian Army, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jammu and Kashmir Police 'made arrangements to stop their escape.'
'On May 22, one Bashir and one Parvez, who had given shelter to the terrorists… were arrested and kept in custody. They said on April 21, three terrorists had come… They had rifles… They ate and had tea and carried some food with them… The cartridges recovered were sent to Chandigarh FSL… The terrorists were identified… Three terrorists from Pakistan were there.'
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