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Time of India
25-04-2025
- Time of India
Pahalgam attack: Police detain pony rider after he asked a tourist her religion
(File photo) SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir police said on Friday they have detained a person after a video widely circulated on social media showed a woman tourist complaining that he had asked her about her religion. This tourist also claims she had seen the terrorists while on a mule ride two days before the attack and that an overheard phone conversation had frightened her. Police identified the detainee as Aiyaz Ahmad Jungal of Gohipora Raizan Ganderbal district, north Kashmir and said he was a pony service provider at Thajwas Glacier, Sonamarg. The suspect was subjected to sustained interrogation, police said, adding they were trying to ascertain whether this suspect had any connection to the Pahalgam terror attack . A tourist from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, posted a video on social media claiming she had met the suspected terrorists while on a mule ride in Pahalgam on April 20, just two days before the massacre. Talking to local TV channels in Jaunpur, she said, 'There was a ponywalla who didn't seem to be part of the group of ponywallas when they were ascending towards Baisaran, but he was walking with them.' 'He asked me from which place you are. I said I am from Rajasthan but now live in UP. He asked me whether I had ever been to Ajmer Dargah. I said no, I've never been to Ajmer. Then he asked whether I was Hindu or Muslim. I told him I am Hindu. He asked if I had ever read the Quran, and I said no, I hadn't,' she claimed. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like No dark spots, 10 years younger! Just take this from Guardian URUHIME MOMOKO Learn More Undo She claimed he then asked if she could read the Quran in Hindi. She said he also told her that if she came for the Amarnath Yatra he would arrange it without registration. 'I tried to avoid his conversation,' she said. She said he then took out his phone from his boots and started saying he was sending 35 people in the valley. 'Then he said Plan A has failed and he also talked about guns. I got more frightened,' she said.
Hans India
25-04-2025
- Hans India
Police Detain Suspect After Tourist Links Him To Pahalgam Attack
Following the deadly Pahalgam terrorist attack that claimed 26 lives on April 22, Ganderbal District Police have detained a suspect after a video went viral showing a tourist alleging religious questioning by a man whose photo she possessed. Police quickly identified the suspect as Aiyaz Ahmad Jungal from Gohipora Raizan in Ganderbal, who works as a pony service provider at Thajwas Glacier in Sonamarg. Authorities have begun interrogating Jungal and initiating legal proceedings while investigating any potential connection to the Pahalgam attack. Ekta Tiwari, a tourist from Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur, claims she encountered two suspected terrorists during a mule ride in Pahalgam on April 20. She showed investigators a photo of a man in maroon attire whom she alleges questioned her about her religion during their interaction in Baisaran Valley. While her travel companions were reportedly reluctant to speak with authorities, Tiwari claims WhatsApp messages confirm others in her group recognized the suspects from police sketches. According to Tiwari, the men inquired about her name, religion, and whether she had visited Ajmer Dargah or Amarnath. When she expressed interest in the Amarnath Yatra, they allegedly offered to help her bypass registration procedures. Tiwari's husband, Prashant Gautam, confirmed they were part of a 20-person tour group that had visited Vaishno Devi before continuing their journey. Tiwari reports the conversation took a concerning turn when one man asked whether she preferred Hinduism or Islam and inquired about her religious readings. She became alarmed upon overhearing a phone conversation where the man allegedly mentioned "Plan A brake fail, Plan B 35 guns sent and kept on the grass in the valley" before switching languages when he noticed her listening. She described the suspect as sounding like "a Pakistani living in Kashmir" who claimed to be a Quran teacher working in the area for seven years. Tiwari expressed concern about the lack of visible security checkpoints in the area, noting the only checkpoint she observed was unmanned during her return journey. Tiwari maintains she is "200% sure" about her identification of the suspects from police sketches, claiming everyone in her tour group recognized them as well.
India Today
25-04-2025
- India Today
Pony ride operator, who tourist claimed ‘asked about religion', detained in J&K
After 26 people were killed in the Pahalgam terrorist attack on April 22, Ganderbal District Police on Friday identified and detained a suspect after a video went viral on social media. In the video, a tourist woman alleged that a man had questioned her about her religion while showing his swiftly, the police identified the suspect as Aiyaz Ahmad Jungal, son of Gh Nabi Jungal, a resident of Gohipora Raizan, Ganderbal. He works as a pony service provider at Thajwas Glacier in suspect is currently under sustained interrogation, and legal action is being initiated as per due process. Police are trying to ascertain whether this suspect had any connection to the Pahalgam terror Tiwari from Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur has claimed that she interacted with the suspected terrorists whose sketches were released following the Pahalgam attack. She said that she encountered two of them during a mule ride on April 20 while visiting showed a photo on her phone of a man wearing a maroon jacket and pyjamas, claiming he was one of the suspects. She said that he had asked her about her religion. When asked if she knew his name, she said she had not claimed the photo was taken in Baisaran Valley. Tiwari added that her friends were scared and unwilling to speak, but WhatsApp group screenshots showed that others in her group also recognised the suspects from the to her, the same men asked her about her name and religion during the ride. They then enquired if she had ever visited Ajmer Dargah or Amarnath. Tiwari told them she hadn't, but she had considered registering for the Amarnath Yatra. The men reportedly offered to help her bypass registration and said their contact would receive her directly if she shared a Gautam, Ekta Tiwari's husband, said, "We had left from here for Vaishno Devi Darshan. After visiting Vaishno Devi in Katra, we took a full package tour. Our group consisted of 20 people."Tiwari said one of them then asked whether she preferred Hinduism or Islam. When she replied she liked both, the man asked how many Hindu and Muslim friends she had and whether she had read the Quran. She said she hadn't because she didn't know Urdu. He replied that the Quran was available in Hindi too. She said she started feeling scared at that the man received a phone call. Tiwari claims she overheard him saying, 'Plan A brake fail, Plan B 35 guns sent and kept on the grass in the valley.' When he noticed her watching him, he switched to another said the conversation continued for a long time. When asked if the man seemed local or an outsider, she said he sounded like a Pakistani living in Kashmir. He claimed to be a Quran teacher and said he had been working there for about seven asked why she didn't report this at a tourist booth, she said there were none visible. She said there was only a checkpoint 7–8 km before Pahalgam, and even that was unmanned on her return. Inside, there was no police or security presence at said two of the men from the sketches disappeared as they descended from the area. Asked how sure she was about her claims, she said she was completely certain because the man had talked about 35 guns and asked about her religion. She added that everyone in her group recognised the suspects from the released sketches and that she was '200% sure' they were the same InTrending Reel
News18
25-04-2025
- Politics
- News18
Pahalgam Tourist Alleges Pony Operator Asked Her Religion In Viral Video; Police Arrest Him In Swift Action
Last Updated: A video was widely shared where a woman tourist had alleged that the individual had asked her about her religion and other details during the attack. Pahalgam Attack: The Ganderbal Police has arrested an individual on Thursday after it was claimed that he was asking around the tourists about their religious identity in Pahalgam's Baisaran Meadows where several terrorists gunned down tourists on Tuesday. A video was widely shared where a woman tourist had alleged that the individual had asked her about her religion and other details during the attack. She had also shared the photograph of the individual. इस महिला ने लिया आतंकी का फोटो #PahalgamTerroristAttack #Pahalgam #JammuKashmirAttack #TerroristAttack #JammuKashmir #KashmirTerroristAttack #Viral #Trending — CNBC-AWAAZ (@CNBC_Awaaz) April 24, 2025 The police took a prompt action and apprehended the man, identified as Aiyaz Ahmad Jungal S/O Gh Nabi Jungal today. A resident of Gohipora Raizan in Ganderbal, Jungal works as a pony service provider at Thajwas Glacier in Sonamarg. The suspect has been subjected to sustained interrogation and the police have complicit legal course of action. Meanwhile, the police and other probe agencies have intensified the manhunt for the terrorists. 'In view of prevailing scenario so as to liquidate the threat perceptions, Ganderbal Police alongwith Army, Para , CRPF and SSB adapted an aggressive approach and started combing operations especially in those areas where ANEs can possibly take refuge or had connection with the OGWs and other supporters," it said in a post on X. The action came in the aftermath of the Pahalgam carnage on Tuesday in which 26 tourists were shot dead in broad daylight by the Resistance Front terrorists, an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). After the attack, the diplomatic ties between India and Pakistan downgraded with New Delhi announcing several punitive measures, including suspension of Indus Water Treaty, cutting Islamabad Mission strength and expulsion of its military attaches, as per decided by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) in view of cross-border links to the devastating terror attack. Subsequently, Pakistan announced several retaliatory moves, including suspension of all its bilateral agreements and trade activities and closing its airspace to Indian aircrafts. First Published:
