Addressing a rally in Bihar state, the Indian prime minister said India will pursue the Pahalgam attackers “to the ends of the Earth”.
“Today, from the soil of Bihar, I say to the whole world [that] India will identify, track, and punish every terrorist and their backers.
“We will pursue them to the ends of the Earth. India’s spirit will never be broken by terrorism,” he said, adding that the entire country is “firm in this resolve”.
“Everyone who believes in humanity is with us. I thank the people of various countries and their leaders who have stood with us in these times,” he added.
“Our enemies have dared to attack the country’s soul,” he said at an event in the state of Bihar.
“I want to say this clearly: the terrorists behind the killings, along with their backers, will get a punishment bigger than they can imagine,” he said.
Police in Indian-administered Kashmir’s Anantnag district have issued a notice naming three of the four suspected gunmen behind the Pahalgam attack.
Two of the three men are Pakistani nationals, the notice says, while the third is a local man from Anantnag. There is no information yet about the fourth suspect.
Police say all three are members of the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). None of the men has commented on the allegations yet. Pakistan has denied any role in the attack.
Police have offered a 2 million-rupee ($23,400; £17,623) reward for information on each of these suspects, along with assurances that the identity of the informants will be kept secret.
Top police sources have said that around 1,500 people across Kashmir have been detained for questioning in connection with the attack.
Sources have also said that they suspect four militants were involved in the attack, including Indian and foreign nationals.
