Born: 1998;

Place of Birth: Kakapora, Pulwama, India;

Gender: Male;

Nationality: Indian;

General Info:
Shakir Bashir Magrey is a member of the Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist group, who is linked with the last year’s attack in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. He had provided shelter and other logistical assistance to the suicide bomber, Adil Ahmad Dar.

Officials said Magrey is a furniture shop owner and a resident of Kakapora in Pulwama. He was introduced to Dar in 2018 by Pakistani terrorist Mohammad Umar Farooq and later became a full-time overground worker for the outfit.

During the initial interrogation, Magrey revealed that on several occasions he collected and delivered cash, arms, ammunition and other explosive material to various Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists, including those involved in Pulwama attack.

Magrey also gave shelter to Dar and Farooq in his house from late 2018 till the attack in February 2019, adding that he assisted them in the preparation of the improvised explosive device. Magrey has revealed during his interrogation that ammonium powder, gloves and batteries for the IED used in Pulwama attack was bought from Amazon e-retail site. Ammonium powder has multiple applications, including in fertilisers.

Magrey also played an important role in informing Dar and Farooq about the movement of CRPF troops in the area. He was also involved in modifying the Maruti Eeco car, which was used in the attack, and in fitting explosives.