The attack, which targeted tourists in the Baisaran meadow of Pahalgam, claimed the lives of 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen, leaving several others injured.

Scores of tourists returned safely to Mumbai on April 24 after a terror attack in Kashmir claimed over two dozen lives, most of them from Maharashtra. The returning tourists were greeted with white roses and chocolates by local politicians at the Mumbai international airport.

Thokar, a member of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), who also goes by the name Adil Guree, had legally travelled to Pakistan in 2018 and reportedly received terror training there. He returned to Jammu and Kashm