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Owner of car used for Pulwama attack identified, suspected to have joined JeM

Maruti Eco was used for the attack.

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National investigation agency has made a big breakthrough in Pulwama attack by identifying the vehicle owner whose car was used to carry out a deadly attack on CRPF in south Kashmir, which killed 40 of them. 

NIA has identified the owner as Sajjad Bhat, a resident of Shopian district, who studied at Siraj-ul-Uloom in the same district. According to an NIA statement, he had purchased a Maruti Ecco car on 4th Feb 2019 and later the same car was used to carry out Pulwama attack. 

“Piecing together remnants of the vehicle used by the suicide bomber in the Pulwama terror attack on CRPF convoy, from the scene of incident, NIA investigators, with the support of forensic and automobile experts have been able to identify the vehicle used for the blast,” NIA said in a statement adding that a Maruti Ecco vehicle having Chassis number MA3ERLF1SOO183735 Engine G12BN164140 was used by the Jaish-e-Mohammad.

The vehicle according to the investigation agency was initially, sold to Mohammad Jaleel Ahmed Haqani, a resident of Heaven colony, Anantnag in the year 2011. Later, it was purchased by Sajjad, who according to reports has joined Jaish.

The statement said that “a raid was conducted by NIA team at his house with the help of J&K Police on 23rd February. However, Sajjad was found not present in his house and thereafter has been evading arrest since then,” adding that he has reportedly now joined JeM.  Photo of Sajjad, with weapons around him, has gone visual on social media, where he can seen holding a pistol and an AK-47 in his hand. 

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