New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Police have made a significant breakthrough in the investigation of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, arresting a man who allegedly provided logistical support to the perpetrators.

Mohammad Katari was taken into custody following meticulous forensic analysis of weapons and equipment recovered during July’s Operation Mahadev, which neutralized the terrorists responsible for killing 26 people at the Baisaran Valley tourist spot near Pahalgam. Katari will be produced in court and sent to judicial custody, officials confirmed.

Operation Mahadev itself was the culmination of weeks of painstaking intelligence work. Security forces tracked terrorists hiding in Dachigam near Srinagar starting May 22. Encrypted communications intercepted from the militants’ devic

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