PM Modi says every Indian
seething with anger, assures justice to victims
In this
handout image released on April 26, 2025, A National Investigation Agency (NIA)
member at the residence of Samir Guha, one of the 26 people killed in the
Pahalgam terror attack, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Saturday, April 26, 2025.
(Handout via PTI Photo)
- NEW DELHI — The National Investigation Agency
(NIA) has taken over the probe into the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26
people were killed, officials said on Sunday.
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- The teams,
overseen by an Inspector General of Police, a Deputy Inspector General of
Police and a Superintendent of Police from the anti-terror agency, are
examining the eyewitnesses to the attack that took place on Tuesday at Baisaran
valley in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, they said.
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- The
eyewitnesses are being questioned in minute detail to piece together the
sequence of events that led to one of the worst terror attacks in Kashmir, they
said.
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- The entry
and exit points are being closely scrutinised by the investigating NIA teams
for clues to the modus operandi of the terrorists, the officials said.
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- The teams,
aided by forensic and other experts, are checking the entire area thoroughly
for evidence to expose the terror conspiracy that led to the horrendous attack
that has shocked the nation, they said.
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- NIA teams,
which have been camping at the terror attack site since Wednesday, have
intensified the search for evidence, they said.
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- The
anti-terror agency has taken over the Pahalgam terror attack case following
orders from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
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- Terrorists
on Tuesday opened fire in Baisaran, a popular tourist spot in the upper reaches
of Pahalgam in Anantnag district, killing 26 people, mostly holidayers from
other states.
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- Pahalgam attack: PM Modi says every Indian
seething with anger, assures justice to victims
- NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated on
Sunday that the terrorists behind the Pahalgam terror attack and those involved
in the conspiracy will be served the most stringent punishment, asserting that
the victims will receive justice.
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- In his Mann
Ki Baat address, Modi said the solidarity of Indians in the war against
terrorism is the country's biggest strength.
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- He said his
heart is in deep pain and every Indian is seething with anger over the terror
strike that killed 26 civilians, mostly tourists.
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- Modi said the
incident reflected the desperation and cowardice of terrorists and their
mentors at a time when peace was returning to Kashmir, tourism was seeing a
record surge, democracy was turning stronger and new opportunities were being
created for the youth.
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- Enemies of
the country and Kashmir did not like it, he said, adding that they wanted the
Valley to be destroyed again.
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- He said,
"In the war against terrorism, the unity of the country, the solidarity of
140 crore Indians, is our biggest strength."
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- The world
is watching that India is speaking in one voice against the attack, he said,
stressing that this unity is the biggest basis of the decisive battle against
terrorism.
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- Irrespective
of the state one lives in and the language one speaks, everyone has deep sympathy
for the families of victims, he said.
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- Terrorists
on Tuesday opened fire in Baisaran, a popular tourist spot in the upper reaches
of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, killing 26 people.
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- In the
monthly broadcast, the prime minister also paid tributes to scientist and
former ISRO head K Kasturirangan who passed away on Friday, saying his selfless
service to the country and contribution to nation-building will always be
remembered.
