A local has been arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday for his alleged involvement in the June 9 Reasi terror attack case.
Sources to News18 said, J&K police have arrested Hakim Din of Bhandarah, Rajouri, who is suspected to have provided logistical support to terrorists who were involved in the Shiv Kori incident.
A report by Hindustan Times quoted Reasi senior superintendent of police, Mohita Sharma, as saying that, “One formally arrested in the Reasi terror attack. He’s not the mastermind but played an important role in the attack.”
This the first arrest in the Reasi terrorist attack case which comes around 10 days after the incident.
Reasi terrorist attack
As many as nine people, including seven from Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi, were killed and 41 others were injured after a 53-seater bus carrying pilgrims from Shiv Khori cave shrine to Katra in Reasi district came under terrorist attack in Teryath village in Pouni area on June 9.
The terrorists opened fire on the bus which veered off the road due to indiscriminate firing and fell into a gorge.
The J&K police last week released a sketch of a terrorist involved in the Reasi attack and announced Rs 20 lakh reward for information about him. A sketch of the terrorist has also been prepared based on descriptions provided by eyewitnesses and have been put up in major points of the city.
On June 17, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) handed over the Reasi terror attack case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
The decision was taken during a high-level meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah to review the security situation in J&K and preparations for the annual Amarnath Yatra.
Shah had directed the security forces and intelligence agencies to “replicate the successes achieved in Kashmir valley against terrorism” in the Jammu region.
With inputs from agencies
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Reasi attack first arrest: J&K police nab man who provided logistics to terrorists
