In an important instance of cooperation by a foreign multinational in an Indian terror investigation, online shopping giant Amazon helped National Investigative Agency (NIA) nab an accused in Pulwama terror attack. As many as 40 CRPF personnel were martyred in the attack that took place on February 14, 2019. Here's how the e-commerce giant helped NIA arrest Waiz-ul-Islam, a 19-year-old from Srinagar.

In an important instance of cooperation by a foreign multinational in an Indian terror investigation, online shopping giant Amazon helped National Investigative Agency (NIA) nab an accused in Pulwama terror attack. As many as 40 CRPF personnel were martyred in the attack that took place on February 14, 2019. Here's how the e-commerce giant helped NIA arrest Waiz-ul-Islam, a 19-year-old from Srinagar.

The accused bought the ingredients online to prepare an improvised explosive device (IED) that was used in the Pulwama attack in February 2019.

The accused bought the ingredients online to prepare an improvised explosive device (IED) that was used in the Pulwama attack in February 2019.

During initial interrogation, Waiz revealed that he used his online shopping account to procure chemicals like ammonium powder for making IEDs, batteries, clothing and other accessories.

During initial interrogation, Waiz revealed that he used his online shopping account to procure chemicals like ammonium powder for making IEDs, batteries, clothing and other accessories.

7 / 8 Amazon India on online purchase of the explosives

Commenting on the online purchase of explosives, an Amazon India spokesperson told IANS news agency, "Amazon absolutely complies with all rules, regulations, and laws of the land. As a marketplace, we require and have always required all selling partners list products that comply with applicable local laws and regulations as well as safety standards. We are not aware of this specific case and will not be able to provide any details at this stage. We will support any investigations if approached by the authorities."



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