NIA: Pulwama chemicals were bought online

srinagar, March 6

The National Investigation Agency (NIA), probing the Pulwama suicide attack, today said the chemicals used in the attack were procured from e-commerce website Amazon.

The probe agency also arrested two youths from south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The NIA said one of the accused — Waiz ul Islam, 19, of Srinagar — disclosed that he used his Amazon online shopping account to procure chemicals for making IEDs, batteries and other accessories on the directions of Pakistani JeM terrorists.

“He also personally delivered the items to the JeM terrorists after procuring the incriminating material online as part of the conspiracy to carry out the Pulwama attack,” NIA spokesperson Alok Mittal said. The other youth, Muhammad Abbas Rather, 32, of Hakripora village in Pulwama, has taken the number of arrests in the case to five. “Rather has disclosed that he gave shelter at his home to Jaish terrorist Mohd Umar (IED expert) after he came to Kashmir in April-May 2018,” the NIA said. — TNS