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The Lover Boy of Bahawalpur
AuthorRahul Pandita
LanguageEnglish
PublisherJuggernaut Books
Publication date
23 June 2021
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages212
ISBN978-9391165109

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

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NIA 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

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  • 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

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The Wire Journalist Karan Thapar praised the book.[8]

See also

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Category:2021 non-fiction books