“Shah's task was to draw up a workable plan by selecting the best possible target where maximum casualties could be inflicted and the chances of early neutralisation of the cadre were limited,” said the officer.
“Shah was to go back to his village in Kupwara district after the Delhi attack where he was told to recruit new members and facilitate their cross-border travel to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK),” Srivastava said.
The ‘fidayeen' attack was planned in a meeting, in early January 2013, of Muttahida Jihad Council (MJC).
