{"id":297352,"date":"2025-04-24T14:07:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T08:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=297352"},"modified":"2025-04-24T14:07:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T08:37:06","slug":"kashmir-terror-attack-media-outlets-use-screengrab-from-2021-video-claim-it-shows-terrorist-from-pahalgam-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/kashmir-terror-attack-media-outlets-use-screengrab-from-2021-video-claim-it-shows-terrorist-from-pahalgam-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Kashmir Terror Attack: Media outlets use screengrab from 2021 video, claim it shows terrorist from Pahalgam incident"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hours after\u00a026 people<\/a> were killed in a deadly terror attack in the picturesque Baisaran valley in Kashmir, a blurred image showing the backside of a man in a purple kurta with a gun in his hands was viral. Several media outlets shared this picture, claiming these were the first visuals of the attacker.<\/p>\n

The April 22 terror attack has been dubbed the most lethal incident targeting tourists in recent history. According to survivors\u2019 accounts<\/a>, three to four men in army fatigues descended from the dense pine forests surrounding the meadows around 2 pm and fired indiscriminately at civilians enjoying their time. The lush meadows of the Baisaran valley near Pahalgam in Kashmir’s Anantnag district, popularly known as \u2018Mini Switzerland\u2019 because of their scenic beauty, are not easily accessible but remain a favourite among tourists who visit on foot or horseback to experience it.<\/p>\n

The Resistance Front<\/a> (TRF), a shadow group of the banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), claimed responsibility<\/a> for the attack. Soon after, the image of the kurta-clad man, with a gun, was widely shared by news outlets. Apart from claiming that he was one of the terrorists involved in the April 22 attack, they also identified him as Lashkar commander Adil Goujri<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Media outlet Times Now<\/a> published a report with this image, calling it the first visual revealing one of the attackers. “The image shows the terrorist running through the Baisaran valley, with an AK-47 in his hand,” the image caption read. Times Now also aired<\/a> the screengrab on their channel with the ticker “On Cam: Terrorists Who Attacked Tourists”.<\/p>\n