JK Police announces reward of Rs 20 lakh for information on terrorists behind Pahalgam terror attack

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday announced a cash reward worth Rs 20 lakh for a breakthrough to any information leading to the neutralisation of the terrorists involved in the ‘cowardly’ terror attack on civilians in Pahalgam. 25 Indian tourists and 1 Nepali tourist were killed in the attack. The Jammu and Kashmir.

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday announced a cash reward worth Rs 20 lakh for a breakthrough to any information leading to the neutralisation of the terrorists involved in the ‘cowardly’ terror attack on civilians in Pahalgam. 25 Indian tourists and 1 Nepali tourist were killed in the attack.

The Jammu and Kashmir police said that the identity of the informer would be kept “strictly secret.”

Additionally, the Jammu and Kashmir police provided the contact numbers of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Anantnag and the Anantnag Police Control Room (PCR).

Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has called for an all-party meeting on April 24 in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack in the valley.

As per the invite letter released by CM Abdullah, the meeting will be held at 3 pm at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar.

“I write to you with a heavy heart, in the aftermath of the horrific attack that took place in Pahalgam yesterday. The lives lost and the anguish inflicted upon innocent citizens have deeply shaken nave deeply shaken us all. This is not merely a tragedy for a region or a party–It is a wound upon the very soul of Jammu and Kashmir,” the CM said.

CM Omar Abdullah said a joint condemnation of the terror attack in Pahalgam, along with the current situation in the region, will be discussed in the meeting.

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Wednesday, hours after he returned to the national capital after cutting short his visit to Saudi Arabia.

To mark of support and solidarity, the J&K Government announces an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh each for the families of the deceased, Rs 2 lakh for those seriously injured, and Rs 1 lakh for those with minor injuries,” the J-K Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said in a post on X on Wednesday.