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| Author | Rahul Pandita |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Juggernaut Books |
Publication date | 23 June 2021 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 212 |
| ISBN | 978-9391165109 |
The Lover Boy of Bahawalpur : How the Pulwama Case was Cracked is the 2021 book written by author and journalist Rahul Pandita.[1][2] The book tells the story of a team of NIA sleuths cracking the 2019 Pulwama attack case.[3] The “lover boy” referred to in the title is Mohammad Umar Farooq (son of Ibrahim Athar, one of the five terrorists who had hijacked the Indian Airlines Flight IC 814 in December 1999), nephew of Jaish founder Masood Azhar and a key accused in the case.[4][5] He was killed during an encounter a month after Pulwama attack.[6] Rakesh Balwal, the Jammu and Kashmir head of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) was tasked with the 2019 Pulwama attack case probe at that time.[7]
Background
editNIA managed to connect the dots at the time of the abrogation of Article 370 when a mobile phone full of lustful messages was recovered after an encounter that killed Umar Farooq.
Key people involved
edit- Mohammad Umar Farooq alias Idrees Bhai, nephew of Jaish founder Masood Azhar
- Adil Ahmad Dar, suicide bomber of 2019 Pulwama attack
- Sameer Ahmed Dar aka Hanjila Jihadi (cousin of Adil Ahmad Dar)
- Mohammad Ismail Alvi alias Saifullah/ Adnan / Lamboo
- Ashiq Ahmed Nengroo
- Ammar Alvi , Umar Farooq's uncle
- Insha Jan
Reception
editThe Wire Journalist Karan Thapar praised the book.[8]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "How 'The Lover Boy of Bahawalpur' reopens the Pulwama case".
- ^ "How a carpenter led the BSF to 2001 Parliament attack mastermind Ghazi Baba's mirror hideout".
- ^ "Drones threat flagged for long but govt slept over it, journalist-author Rahul Pandita claims".
- ^ "Afghanistan training, help from 12 Kashmiris, RDX from Pakistan — how Pulwama was 'planned'".
- ^ "JeM terrorist and Pulwama attack conspirator killed in encounter in J&K".
- ^ "NIA traces Pulwama mastermind Jaish commander Umar Farooq's al-Qaeda link".
- ^ "3 things nailed Pulwama mastermind: Adidas jacket, Kashmiri lover, and a damaged mobile".
- ^ "The 'Incredible Strokes of Luck' Behind How Pulwama Terrorists Were Identified".