The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has officially assumed control of the investigation into the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of 26 individuals, including one Nepali national, according to ANI. The attack, which occurred on 22 April at the scenic Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, left dozens of others wounded, ANI reports.

Acting upon the orders of the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Counter Terrorism and Counter Radicalisation Division, the NIA registered a fresh First Information Report (FIR) late on Saturday. As per ANI, this decision was prompted by the severity of the incident, with Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba’s proxy, The Resistance Front (TRF), claiming responsibility for the brutal assault.