Pahalgam attack terrorists WANTED! Those who help J&K police find culprits will get ₹20 lakh reward, posters emerge

Posters have been put up in parts of Jammu and Kashmir, seeking help from locals in finding the terrorists involved in the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 tourists. The posters informed locals that the Jammu and Kashmir police have announced a ₹20 lakh reward for those providing information about terrorists involved in the deadly attack

The poster reads: “Wanted terrorists; Please help find the culprits behind the murder of innocents. A prize of ₹20 lakhs. [roughly translated from Urdu].”

On April 23, police announced a bounty of ₹20 lakh for information leading to the neutralisation of terrorists involved in the Pahalgam attack.

Security agencies had released the sketches of three men suspected to be involved in the terror attack.

The men, all Pakistanis, are Asif Fauji, Suleman Shah and Abu Talha, officials were quoted by PTI as saying. They had code names Moosa, Yunus and Asif and were involved in terror-related incidents in Poonch.

Pahalgam terror attack

At least 26 people were killed after a group of terrorists opened fire at tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's tourist spot Pahalgam on April 22.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said a group called the Resistance Front (TRS) claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack in Pahalgam's Baisaran. This group is said to be an off-shoot of terror group Lashkar-e Taiba.

Misri alleged that Pakistan links were established in this attack.

Referring to the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, “The barbarism that terrorists have shown has shaken the country and the world.”

“Those innocent people who were celebrating the leaves were killed in front of their families, after being asked about their religion,” PM Modi said.

PM Modi said the forces had been given full freedom to wipe out terrorists.

‘Operation Sindoor’

In retaliation to the Pahalgam terror attack, India launched “Operation Sindoor” on May 7.

Under “Operation Sindoor”, the Indian armed forces targeted nine terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

India's Ministry of Defence said that the operation was a direct response to the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22 that killed 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen and injured several others.

The subsequent aggression by Pakistan was effectively repelled by the Indian Armed Forces, who also pounded Pakistan's air bases.