Srinagar- Police on Wednesday arrested a person from South Kashmir who had allegedly provided logistical support to terrorists responsible for the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, officials said here.

“Based on an intelligence lead, Srinagar police arrested an Over Ground Worker from South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. He was identified as Mohd Yousuf Katari (26),” an official said.

Mohammad Kataria was arrested after a forensic analysis of weapons and equipment recovered during July’s Operation Mahadev, which saw security forces track down and neutralise two gunmen who slaughtered 26 people at Baisaran Valley, a popular tourist spot near Pahalgam.

Kataria will be produced in court and sent to judicial custody, sources said.

The officials said that he had a role in providing logistical s

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