The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday announced the arrest of a third accused in connection with terror attack at the Nagrota army camp in Jammu and Kashmir. The attack in November 2016 led to the death of seven soldiers.
Srinagar/New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday announced the arrest of a third accused in connection with terror attack at the Nagrota army camp in Jammu and Kashmir. The attack in November 2016 led to the death of seven soldiers. [caption id=“attachment_3088230” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]![Representational image. PTI]()
Representational image. PTI[/caption] Ashiq Baba of Alochibagh locality in Srinagar was arrested by the NIA in a joint operation with Jammu and Kashmir Police. Earlier, the NIA had arrested Tariq Ahmad Dar, a Pulwama-based timber dealer and a resident of Chillipura in Shopian district, and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) operative Syed Muneer-Ul-Hasan-Qadri in the case. Their questioning revealed that the Nagrota attack was carried out by the JeM, a banned terror group based in Pakistan, an official said. Three Pakistani militants were killed in the operation following 29 November, 2016, attack on an army artillery unit in Nagrota, and a huge quantity of firearms, ammunition, explosives and other articles were seized from them.
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