India has provided comprehensive evidence of Jaish-e-Mohammad’s involvement in the February 14 Pulwama suicide bombing. The dossier also contains NIA’s preliminary investigation details regarding suicide bomber Aadil Ahmad Dar and Sajjad Bhat who provided the car for bombing

NEW DELHI: In a detailed dossier handed over to Pakistan on Wednesday, India has provided comprehensive evidence of Jaish-e-Mohammad’s involvement in the February 14 Pulwama suicide bombing and how it was planned from Pakistani soil.

According to sources, apart from the specifics related to Jaish’s training, funding and recruitment activities inside Pakistan and Jammu and Kashmir, the audio and video recordings of Maulana Masood Azhar praising the Pulwama attack, details of its planning and names of JeM cadres and commanders involved in it have also been shared with Pakistan.

Sources said other important evidence on Pulwama attack and which is part of the dossier include transcripts and telephonic interceptions of Jaish commander Kamran who was later killed in an encounter with the security forces.

The dossier also contains NIA’s preliminary investigation details regarding suicide bomber Aadil Ahmad Dar and Sajjad Bhat who provided the car for bombing; names of their handlers; and the mode of attack which all pointed to JeM leadership in Pakistan.

Officials said they expected Pakistan to act against the JeM leaders whose names had been given in the dossier, though considering its history, it is highly unlikely that it would dismantle the facilities of the terror group, which “Pak army considers its best asset”.

It is not the first time that India has shared a detailed dossier on Jaish with Pakistan. After the Parliament attack, Uri attack and Pathankot attack, evidence had been shared by India, but the Pakistani establishment failed to take credible action.

Citing one such instance, an officer said after Pathankot attack, Pakistan had even sent a Joint Investigation Team (SIT) to New Delhi with a promise that it will assess the evidence collected by NIA and act. It was given complete evidence but even after three years, there is no word from the JIT despite repeated reminders, he said.

Sources in intelligence agencies said information about targets, including its location, GPS coordinates and other details are normally shared by Pakistan’s ISI with Jaish.

In the Pulwama attack, NIA has so far identified several terrorists who were involved in the planning including Bhat and Mudassir Khan, slain Jaish commanders Kamran and Ghazi Ahmed, and several overground workers (OGWs). It has also established that a Maruti Eeco van was used in the bombing, which was bought 10 days before the attack.