An unauthorised message posted from one of their digital platforms claiming responsibility after the Pahalgam attack was the result of a coordinated cyber intrusion, TRF claimed.
NEW DELHI — The Resistance Front (TRF) has issued an online statement denying its involvement in the Pahalgam attack.
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had designated the TRF as a “terrorist organisation” under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for promoting terrorism, recruiting militants, facilitating infiltration and smuggling arms and narcotics from Pakistan into Jammu and Kashmir in 2023.
In a statement on its website, the outfit said, “In the Name of Allah, the most gracious, the most merciful. The Resistance Front (TRF) unequivocally denies any involvement in the Pahalgam incident. Any attribution of this act to TRF is false, hasty, and part of an orchestrated campaign to malign the Kashmiri resistance.”
It added that an “unauthorised” message was posted from one of their digital platforms claiming responsibility after the Pahalgam attack.
“After an internal audit, we have reason to believe it was the result of a coordinated cyber intrusion. We are conducting a full investigation to trace the breach, and early indicators suggest fingerprints of Indian cyber-intelligence operatives,” the outfit said.
After the TRF initially claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam attack triggering large-scale protests in the Valley, with locals expressing their anger against the attack that claimed at least 28 lives and left several others injured. — With inputs from agencies
