J&K police releases sketches of 3 Lashkar terrorists involved in Pahalgam attack

**EDS: THIRD PARTY IMAGE** In this image released by @AmitShah via X on April 23, 2025, Union Home Minister Amit Shah pays his last respects to 26 people killed in the Pahalgam terror attack, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. (PTI Photo)(PTI04_23_2025_000099B)

The Jammu and Kashmir police have prepared sketches of three terrorists who are believed to be part of a larger group of at least 6 members of proscribed Lashkar-e-Toiba and its affiliate The Resistance Force, which has taken responsibility of the Tuesday’s Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 dead and 17 others injured.

The main handler of the group of terrorists is Adil Thokar alias Adil Guri, a resident of Guri village of Anantnag. Adil had gone to Pakistan through Wagah border in 2018 and was spotted in Jammu and Kashmir again since last year, said local police sources.

As per the postcard size penciled sketch, in possession of businessline, Adil wears the look of an ideologue and sports a beard.

Adil, one of the three terrorists believed to be part of Lashkar-e-Toiba

Along with him is the sketch of Musa, a foreign terrorist of Pakistani origin. He is suspected to be involved in the ambush on an Army convoy in the Gulmarg sector of Jammu and Kashmir on October 25, 2024, that left four people, including two soldiers, dead. At least four terrorists were suspected to be involved in the Gulmarg terror attack.

Musa, a foreign terrorist of Pakistan origin

In his sketch also size of a postcard, the J&K police have shown Musa having beard and wearing a military chest pack that is meant to keep weapons, ammunition and communication gadget.

The third one is that of Asif Sheikh — a local from Avantipura who acted as a guide to take them around for carrying out the audacious attack as well as for hiding and for other logistic purposes, said local police sources.

Asif Sheikh, one of the three terrorists believed to be part of Lashkar-e-Toiba

His penciled portrait showed him less bearded than his other accomplices but is holding an assault rifle in the right with a backpack resting on his shoulders.

There are at least three more Lashkar terrorists of whom the police is trying to ascertain credentials before they prepare their sketches for hunting them down for the biggest terror strike at tourists which was akin to the Chittisinghpura massacre of 35 Sikh villagers on 20 March 2000 in the village of Chittisinghpura, Anantnag on the eve of then US President Bill Clinton’s India visit.

The Pahalgan terror strike also happened when US Vice President JD Vance was in Delhi along with his family.