The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday filed an exhaustive chargesheet of 13,800 pages in a special court in Jammu against 19 people for planning and executing the Pulwama terror attack. The ghastly suicide attack took place on February 14 last year, when Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Adil Ahmed Dar rammed a Maruti EECO car filled with explosives into a CRPF vehicle at Jammu-Srinagar highway. The attack had resulted in the killing of 40 CRPF jawans while eight others were grievously injured.
The NIA investigation, in its chargesheet, has revealed how a terror conspiracy was launched by Jaish chief Maulana Masood Azhar and his family. As per the chargesheet, the JeM leadership – consisting of Masood Azhar, Rouf Asgar and Ammar Alvi alias Chacha alias Chota Masood – were continuously giving directions and guidance to the Pakistani JeM terrorists who had infiltrated into India both before and after the attack.
Second Pulwama attack foiled
The NIA investigation has found out that the Jaish had also planned a second Pulwama-like attack to target security force convoy on National Highway in Kashmir Valley in March. But the move was foiled after India responded with Balakote Strike.
The NIA has found that apart from Adil Ahmed Dar, the suicide bomber who blew himself up in the Pulwama attack, Jaish had also readied another local – 24 years old Shakir Bashir Magrey from Kakapora in Pulwama – for the suicide mission.
Magrey, a furniture shop owner at Lethpora, was prepared by Jaish terrorist Qari Yasir for the second suicide attack. Magrey was also a key conspirator in the Pulwama terror attack. He drove the car used in the February 14t attack but got off the vehicle around 500 meters from the attack site. His role included procuring gloves, battery and ammonium powder that was used to assemble the IED through an e-commerce web portal. An NIA top official said, “The IED was under preparation, the suicide bomber and vehicle were ready. But before they could unleash the second attack, top commanders were eliminated, while Magrey was arrested.”