New Delhi: The Indian agencies have sought voice samples of Jaish-e-Mohammed operatives, including JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar who is said to have masterminded the Pathankot terror strike.
“We have asked for voice samples of Jaish-e-Mohammed terror group chief Maulana Masood Azhar and his brother Abdul Rauf as also the voice sample of Khayyam Baber (mother of terrorist Nasir, killed during the Pathankot attack),” NIA chief Sharad Kumar said after the meeting.
Nasir was said to have spoken to his mother during the attack. On Thursday, the visiting Pakistan joint investigation team (JIT) will begin recording the statements of the witnesses in the Pathankot terror attack case, including a Punjab superintendent of police. The process is expected to carry on for two days. However, no “direct” questioning of the witnesses would be allowed.
“We have identified all the four terrorists and handed over the names to the Pakistani side. We now want them to confirm our investigations in the case,” he said. On Wednesday, the NIA handed over statements of witnesses and the report of the post-mortem examinations of the terrorists to the Pakistani probe team.
JIT representatives said some suspects in the case have been detained in Pakistan and they have shared the details with the NIA. The Pakistan JIT, headed by additional inspector-general of police (counter-terrorism
department) Muham-mad Tahir Rai, and including the ISI’s Lt. Col. Tanvir Ahmed, told their Indian counterparts that they needed “effective’ evidence to act against the culprits in Pakistan.
