4 of 5 militants involved in Pulwama attack killed, 1 arrested: Govt

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SRINAGAR, INDIA - FEBRUARY 14: Security forces near the damaged vehicles at Lethpora on the Jammu-Srinagar highway, on February 14, 2019 in Srinagar, India. At least 30 CRPF jawans were killed and many others injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast at Lethpora. Police sources say that the attack was likely carried out by a suicide bomber, who rammed an explosive-laden car into the CRPF bus. The bus was part of an army convoy coming from Jammu to Srinagar. (Photo by Waseem Andrabi/Hindustan Times/Sipa USA ).

Four out of the five militants involved in the Pulwama attack were killed, while one was arrested by security forces, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said on Tuesday.He said in Lok Sabha that probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has revealed the links of militant module of the proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), which was responsible for planning and execution of the attack.Forty CRPF personnel were killed on February 14 in an attack by a suicide bomber on their convoy in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district.

“Out of five accused, one was a suicide bomber. One accused was arrested, while two others were neutralized during pro-active engagement by the security forces. (And) One of the accused, Mudasir Ahmad Khan alias Mohammed Bhai, was neutralised during proactive engagement by the security forces,” he said replying to a written question. The minister said a Court of Inquiry is ordered in such cases to look into various aspects and accordingly, it was ordered by the CRPF.

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