The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday charge-sheeted Hakam Khan alias Hakim Din, accused in the case relating to the terrorist attack on a bus carrying pilgrims from Shiv Khori, Ransoo to Katra. Hakim Din, a resident of the Bandrahi area of the Rajouri district, was arrested almost six months ago by the Jammu and Kashmir police for sheltering and providing logistics support to foreign terrorists behind the gruesome attack on a pilgrim bus on June 9, 2024. The foreign terrorists had paid a paltry sum of Rs 6000 to Hakim Din for acting as their guide and extending other logistic support. A total of nine pilgrims were killed and 41 others were injured in the terror attack which coincided with the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a third term in succession.
According to a spokesman of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the agency has arrested accused Hakam Khan @ Hakim Din under various IPC and UA(P) Act sections.
The Ministry of Home Affairs had handed over the probe in the case to the NIA.
NIA investigations revealed, "Hakim Din had confessed to being part of the conspiracy behind the attack, which was executed by three terrorists with his active logistic support. Besides providing them with food and stay arrangements, he had helped the terrorists in identifying the attack spot, an NIA spokesman said.
Further investigations in the case RC-02/2024/NIA/JMU are continuing.
