In a breakthrough in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, a key Lashkar-e-Taiba (TRF) operative was arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir police. He was accused of providing logistical support to terrorists responsible for the killing of 26 tourists in Pahalgam's Baisaran Valley.

The arrest came after a detailed analysis of weapons and other materials seized during Operation Mahadev, under which three Lashkar terrorists who were involved in the Pahalgam attack were killed by the security forces. Meanwhile, the arrested accused, Mohammad Yousuf Kataria, 26, is a resident of Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district.

According to the sources, he works as a seasonal teacher. He was arrested after the analysis of equipment recovered from terrorists killed during Operation Mahadev led the police to him

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