Homes of two LeT terrorists involved in Pahalgam attack destroyed in blasts
New Delhi: The homes of two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists allegedly involved in the recent Pahalgam terror attack were reduced to rubble in explosions carried out in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday night.
According to reports, the houses belonged to Adil Hussain Thoker and Asif Sheikh, suspected to be key conspirators behind the attack that claimed the lives of 26 tourists—25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen—on Tuesday in the popular tourist destination of Baisaran, Pahalgam.
Sources cited by NDTV indicated that explosives had been stored in the houses, leading to the destruction. Thoker, a resident of Anantnag district, is believed to have played a central role in executing the massacre, while Sheikh, hailing from Pulwama, is suspected of being involved in the broader conspiracy.
Following the incident, Anantnag Police released sketches of Thoker and announced a reward of Rs 20 lakh for credible information leading to the arrest of two other suspects believed to be Pakistani nationals.
The police notices, shared on social media platform X, identified the absconding suspects as Hashim Musa alias Suleman and Ali Bhai alias Talha Bhai, both said to be affiliated with the Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba.
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TN polls: TVK pushes DMK behind with leads in 83 seats, AIADMK ahead in 54
Chennai (PTI): New entrant TVK, led by actor-politician Vijay, was leading in as many as 83 constituencies on Monday when counting of votes polled in the April 23 Assembly polls was on across Tamil Nadu. The AIADMK was leading in 58 seats while the ruling DMK was ahead in 34, EC data showed.
About two hours after the postal ballots were counted and EVMs opened for multi-round counting, Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam surged ahead of its Dravidian rivals-- the DMK and the AIADMK, with the ruling party struggling to catch up.
If the trends maintain, Vijay could as well ensure the biggest electoral upset, something in lines with the "1967,1977" wins he had referred to in his campaign speeches.
While the Dravidian stalwart CN Annadurai brought the first non-Congress government in Tamil Nadu post-independence in 1967, the charismatic MG Ramachandran (MGR) installed the maiden AIADMK government 10 years later, unseating then DMK government under M Karunanidhi. TVK was leading in most Chennai segments, all considered DMK strongholds and currently represented by the party in the 234-member House.
A poor show by DMK could belie most exit polls giving an edge to it, riding on the number of populist measures Chief Minister M K Stalin had implemented in his five year "Dravidian model," inclusive governance.
According to EC and TV reports, 15 cabinet ministers, including Stalin were trailing. His son and deputy CM Udhayanidhi was also behind in his incumbent Chepauk-Tirvuvallikeni seat, according to a number of reports.
Stalin was trailing behind TVK's VS Babu by 1234 votes in Kolathur segment. Vijay was ahead in Tiruchirappalli East by over 3,000 votes at the end of two rounds of counting, according to EC data.
BJP is trailing in 26 constituencies and it is ahead in Thali segment alone. TVK is ahead in constituencies including Ponneri, Tiruvallur, Poonamalle, and Avadi.
AIADMK is leading in segments including Katpadi, and Guidyattam and party chief Edappadi K Palaniswami is ahead in Edappadi segment by 7003 votes.
DMK was leading in segments including Vellore, Anaikattu and Rishivandiyam.
