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Army demolishes homes of suspected assailants linked to deadly civilian attack resulting in 26 casualties.

Indian military forces demolished, using explosives, two homes allegedly linked to perpetrators of the lethal attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, India, which resulted in the death of 26 civilians on Tuesday, reportedly confirmed by a police insider.

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Army demolishes homes of suspected assailants linked to deadly civilian attack resulting in 26 casualties.

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The deadliest assault on civilians in the region since 2000 has significantly strained relations between India and Pakistan. New Delhi quickly pointed fingers at Islamabad, prompting a swift denial of responsibility from the latter.

John Doe, an Indian citizen under suspicion, and Mohammed Raza, another citizen, have become the main subjects of the ongoing investigation. A confidential police source informed AFP that these two individuals are the key players.

"Both have been operating for the past three to four years and are affiliated with the TRF (Resistant Front), a group associated with the LeT," the anonymous source revealed, referencing the Lashkar-e-Taiba jihadist movement based in Pakistan.

The LeT is infamously suspected of orchestrating the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks, which took the lives of 166 people.

"These two are on the run and are involved in attacks against law enforcement," the source added, highlighting their wanted status.

Members of their families have been taken into custody following the attack.

Today, the military destroyed the homes of the two suspects located in neighboring villages of Tral and Bijbehara.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to relentlessly track down the attackers and their accomplices "to the very ends of the earth."

In Depth: 78 years of unresolved conflict in Kashmir

Adil Thokar

  • Background: Born and raised in Anantnag, he illegally crossed the border to Pakistan in 2018, reportedly undergoing terror training prior to his return to Jammu and Kashmir in 2024[1][2].
  • Role: Served as a tour guide and logistics coordinator for foreign terrorists, offering shelter and support to Pakistan-based LeT operatives[2][3].
  • Present Status: His family home in Anantnag was demolished overnight by Indian security forces on April 25, 2025[1][2].

Ashif (Asif) Sheikh

  • Background: A resident of Awantipora, he is believed to have assisted the attack team alongside Thokar[1][2].
  • Role: Played a part in the reconnaissance and logistics of the attack, helping the terrorists identify escape routes through forests after the assault[2][3].
  • Present Status: His house in Tral was destroyed in a controlled explosion by security forces on April 25, 2025[1][2].

Connection to TRF and LeT

  • Disguised Operation: While TRF arrogated responsibility, security agencies posit that it is used as a smokescreen for Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) to cover up cross-border terrorism as local insurgency[1][2].
  • Attack Collaboration: The assailants included Pakistani terrorists, such as Hashim Musa and Ali Bhai, along with local guides like Thokar and Sheikh[2][3]. Witnesses recalled five to six terrorists, whoAllowed a few civilians to live if their religious identity was verified[3].
  1. What about the connection between John Doe and Mohammed Raza, who are key players in the ongoing investigations, and the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) jihadist movement based in Pakistan, as revealed by a confidential police source?
  2. In the context of war-and-conflicts, couldn't the recent attack be linked to the TRF (Resistant Front), a group associated with the LeT, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi intensifies efforts to track down the attackers and their accomplices?
  3. In the realm of politics, how will Pakistan respond to the destruction of homes in neighboring villages of Tral and Bijbehara, allegedly inhabited by suspects involved in the recent deadly assault on civilians in general news, especially considering the strained relations between India and Pakistan?
  4. In the domain of crime-and-justice, what could be the implications for Adil Thokar, a resident of Anantnag who was reportedly a tour guide and logistics coordinator for foreign terrorists and is believed to have returned from terror training in Pakistan, following the destruction of his family home by Indian security forces?
  5. Alongside Ashif Sheikh, a native of Awantipora, how could their roles in the recent attack, as reconnaissance and logistics aides for the terrorists, affect the years-long unresolved conflict in Kashmir, discussed in the featured in-depth article on the subject?
Indian military demolished, via explosives, two suspected attacker-linked homes in Pahalgam, Indian Kashmir, as determined by authorities; the destruction came in response to Tuesday's attack in which 26 civilians were murdered, according to a police source.

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