Patna: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has obtained an extension of judicial custody of two Kashmiri men who were arrested in connection with the Pahalgam terror attack. This extension gives the NIA more time to file a charge sheet against the accused.

The agency told a Jammu court Friday that forensic analysis of mobile phones seized from Pahalgam terrorists killed in the Dachigam forest in July had revealed Facebook account details, photographs and Aadhaar cards, which it said were “incriminating” materials against the two local residents.

Parvaiz Ahmad Jothar and Bashir Ahmad Jothar were arrested in June under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. They had allegedly provided at least three Pakistani terrorists involved in the Pahalgam terror attack with food, she

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