US EditionNIA Seeks China's Assistance to Trace GoPro Camera Used in Pahalgam Terror Attack
The NIA seeks Chinese judicial help to trace a GoPro device linked to the Pahalgam attack, where 26 people died, to establish evidence and user attribution.
- On March 2, 2026 a special court in Jammu authorised the National Investigation Agency to seek judicial assistance from the People's Republic of China and issue a Letter Rogatory, directing digital filing to the MLAT portal.
- Government records note that GoPro B.V. stated the device was supplied to AE Group International Limited and activated in Dongguan on January 30, 2024, with no downstream transaction records, prompting the court to approve a Letter Rogatory to China.
- Crucially, investigators highlight the GoPro Hero 12 Black camera was supplied to AE Group International Limited, making purchaser and technical records from GoPro B.V. vital to link pre-attack reconnaissance.
- The court ordered the investigating officer to send three physical sets of the Letter Rogatory, with Chinese translations, to the International Police Cooperation Unit of the Central Bureau of Investigation while the NIA issued a BNSS notice to GoPro B.V. for supply-chain details.
- Legal experts note that the case's significance is heightened by the lack of an MLAT with China, requiring reliance on UNTOC routes, as the court authorized the NIA to seek Chinese assistance on March 2, 2026.
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Pahalgam terror probe: NIA seeks China’s judicial assistance to Trace GoPro linked to the terror attack
New Delhi, March 03: In a significant development in the probe into the April 22, 2025 Pahalgam terror attack, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has sought judicial assistance from China to trace a GoPro Hero 12 Black camera believed to be linked to the assault that left 26 tourists dead. Records show that the camera was activated on January 30, 2024, in Dongguan, an industrial city in China. It is among several material objects and elect…
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