A Special NIA Court in Jammu has issued a Letter Rogatory to the competent judicial authority in China for assistance in tracing the supply chain and end-user details of a mobile phone linked to the probe into last year's Pahalgam terror attack.

The Special Judge passed the order in response to an application filed by the Deputy Inspector General, National Investigation Agency (NIA), Sandeep Choudhary, under Section 112 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).

NIA charges four LeT-TRF terrorists in Pahalgam attack

Terrorists affiliated with Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit struck south Kashmir's Pahalgam hill resort on April 22, killing 25 tourists and a local guide.

According to the application, the NIA, during the course of the investigation into the case, seized various material objects and electronic devices connected with the conspiracy and execution of the terrorist attack.