Seven persons have been detained by Jammu and Kashmir Police in connection with the deadly terror attack on Thursday, where 44 CRPF jawans were martyred. The J&K police informed that seven persons have been detained, on suspicion of links with the planning of the suicide attack, from different parts of Pulwama district on Friday.

Meanwhile, a team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) visited the spot of the incident on Friday evening and collected materials required for a forensic evaluation.

Notably, the Pakistan based terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) had claimed responsibility for the attack and the suicide bomber has been identified as Adil Ahmad of Kakapora area in Pulwama, who joined the organisation in 2018.