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SIT to probe attack on Amarnath pilgrims
(Special Investigation Team set up for inspecting the Amarnath attack) Context
- The Jammu and Kashmir police have set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the attack on Amarnath pilgrims.
Reports of Investigation
- The preliminary investigations suggest militants “wanted to inflict heavy casualty as five magazines were emptied on the bus.”
- As per the reports, at least 150 empty bullet cartridges or five magazines of AK-47 were found near Batengoo, Anantnag.
- Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, South Kashmir, S.P. Pani will head the SIT.
- Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Anantnag, Altaf Ahmad Khan, will be assisting him.
The attack in brief
- Tracing the attack trajectory, the police inquiry suggests that the five magazines emptied within a short time.
- This suggests that “more than three militants” may have taken part in the attack.
- The police are focusing on technical details to establish the link of the militants, who carried out the attack, with the handlers across the Line of Control (LoC).
- The police maintain that Lashkar-e-Taiba’s is behind the attack.
