The two were arrested by BSF and Army in a joint operation at 'Angoor Post' in Uri. (File Photo)
The National Investigation Agency or NIA today took into custody two men from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) arrested by the Army in connection with its probe into the Uri terror attack.
The NIA took over the custody of the two men identified as Ahasan Kursheed alias DC, a resident of Khaliana Kalan, and Faisal Hussain Awan, a resident of Pottha Jahangir -- both in PoK. The NIA will produce them before a designated court soon, official sources said.
The two were arrested by the BSF and the Army in a joint operation at 'Angoor Post' at Gavalata village in Uri last Saturday when they were trying to infiltrate into India.
With both being residents of PoK, Army authorities interrogated them on whether they had any knowledge about the Uri attack in which 18 soldiers were killed.
The duo initially claimed that they had inadvertently crossed into India but after sustained interrogation informed security agencies about the two guides who had helped the terrorists infiltrate. They also helped security agencies identify one of the terrorists involved in the attack, sources said.
One of the killed terrorists was identified by the NIA as Hafiz Ahmed of Darbang in Muzaffarabad Tehsil of PoK.
The duo would be brought to Delhi where they would undergo scientific tests and will be interrogated by a joint team of security agencies.
The two had been recruited initially by Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) for helping its terrorists infiltrate. They later helped other terror groups as well, sources said.