A seemingly ordinary Android phone charger turned out to be the crucial piece of evidence that led to the arrest of Mohammad Yousuf Katari, a 26-year-old alleged Over Ground Worker (OGW) who provided logistical support to terrorists involved in the April 22 Pahalgam attack, officials said on Sunday.

Katari, who reportedly taught nomadic students in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir, is accused of aiding three terrorists — Sulieman alias Asif, Jibran, and Hamza Afghani — responsible for gunning down 26 people, mostly tourists, in the Pahalgam resort town.

Breakthrough via forensic analysis

The breakthrough came after Operation Mahadev, a counter-terror operation launched in July, which resulted in the killing of the three terrorists in the foothills of the Zabarwan Range. During th

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