The 23 men included members and sympathizers of Jaish-e-Mohammad, the militant group which has claimed responsibility for Thursday’s attack, the deadliest on Indian security forces in decades. Representatives of India’s National Investigating Agency (NIA) questioned the suspects about the bombing on Sunday, two security officials said. Umair is thought to have entered Indian Kashmir from Pakistan in September to head the Jaish in the region. India has raided the houses of suspected militants across South Kashmir to find information on those who masterminded and executed the attack. Investigators are now trying to figure out how a large quantity of explosives used in the attack was smuggled into Kashmir, the officials said.

Source: bd News24 February 17, 2019 14:26 UTC