Terror Attack in Pahalgam: Amid the tragic terror attack in Pahalgam, a video of a zipline operator is doing the rounds on social media. After watching the video, many questions arise in people’s minds about the operator. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has now apprehended this person for questioning. According to CNN-News18 sources, this action was taken after a video surfaced in which the operator was heard chanting ‘Allah-hu-Akbar’ amid the sound of gunfire.
The video shows that when the attack was taking place, the operator was asking a tourist named Rishi Bhatt to proceed on the zipline. Rishi Bhatt had expressed doubts over the intentions of the operator in an interview to News18. It is being said that only after this did the NIA take immediate action.
Bhatt said that the behaviour of the operator during the attack was strange because even when the sound of gunfire was heard, he asked them to go ahead instead of stopping. After this statement, the video became even more discussed. People are criticising the operator’s attitude on social media. Let us tell you that in Pahalgam, terrorists had targeted tourists and residents, in which 26 people lost their lives.
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A zipline operator when hears the first shot, said “Allah-hu-Akbar.” He’s at a vantage point—he sees everything unfolding belowInstead of stopping the ride, he waves next tourist in. He wasn’t scared. He seems complicit & aware!@smitaprakash@AartiTikoo pic.twitter.com/Fam4sYYOjg
— Fatima Dar (@FatimaDar_jk) April 28, 2025
Does the zipline operator have any connection with terrorists?
This incident in Pahalgam has also raised significant questions about the security system, particularly at tourist destinations. The NIA is now investigating in depth whether this operator had any connection with any terrorist organisation or if his behaviour was just the result of negligence. If sources are to be believed, during the interrogation of the operator, his past life, what kind of relations he has with whom and what was going on in his mind at the time of the attack, all these things are being investigated.
It is also worth noting that a local hero, Syed Adil Hussain Shah, was also martyred in the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. He was a resident of Ashmuqam area of Pahalgam in Anantnag district and used to take tourists around the valley on horses. During the attack, Syed Adil showed bravery and fought the terrorists and tried to save the tourists by snatching the rifle from a terrorist, but he got shot in this attempt.