Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police have announced a cash reward of Rs 20 lakh for credible information leading to the killing of militants involved in recent deadly attack on civilians at Baisaran, Pahalgam.
The assault, which killed 26 people—mostly tourists—has triggered a massive manhunt across the region.
A police poster circulated on Wednesday reads that informants’ identities will remain “strictly secret,” with authorities urging citizens to contact Anantnag’s Senior Superintendent of Police (9596777666) or Police Control Room (9596777669) via call or email ([email protected]). The case has been registered under FIR No. 25/2025 at Pahalgam Police Station.
Gunmen struck Kashmir’s Baisaran meadow above Pahalgam at dusk on 22 April 2025, mowing down holiday‑makers walking the narrow forest track back to town. The attack left 26 tourists dead and at least 17 injured, in the deadliest assault on civilians in the region since 2000.
The carnage triggered an unprecedented security clampdown: hundreds of troops fanned out across the Lidder valley, checkpoints sealed roads.
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi convened the Cabinet Committee on Security; the next day New Delhi suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, curtailed visas for Pakistanis, and ordered diplomats out—measures underscoring India’s fury at what it calls Pakistan‑backed militancy. Tourism, which had just rebounded after peaceful local polls, has again ground to a halt as investigators hunt the fugitive cell.
