Pahalgam case: NIA seeks China’s help in tracking GoPro camera information

New Delhi: Special NIA court to hear Pahalgam case terrorist attack The Jammu case has issued a letter of attorney to the relevant Chinese authorities seeking assistance in tracing the supply chain and end-user details of the GoPro Hero Black 12 cameras seized in the NIA investigation. The aim was to ascertain details of pre-attack reconnaissance, operations and operational preparations by Pakistani terrorists behind the deadly attack on April 22, 2025, which killed 26 people, including 25 tourists.Sources say that although the GoPro camera was mounted on the body by one of the three pakistani terrorist To capture the circumstances of the attack, no footage was obtained of the attackers who were tracked and killed in the Dachigam forests during Operation Mahadev, months after the attack.Still, the GoPro Hero 12 Black camera is an important piece of evidence because its supply chain can help determine details such as reconnaissance of the attack site and the attacker’s route and activities.Previously, the NIA sent a legal notice to camera manufacturer GoPro BV, seeking details of its supply chain and activation. “GoPro BV informed in its reply that the camera was supplied to AE Group International Limited, a distributor in the People’s Republic of China; the camera was launched in Dongguan, the People’s Republic of China on January 30, 2024,” the NIA said.According to the application filed with the NIA court, “The manufacturer further stated that it does not possess the downstream transaction details or end-user records of the device. The activation, initial use and commercial tracking of the device fall within the territorial jurisdiction of the People’s Republic of China, and the information required to trace the purchaser, end-user and related technical records can only be obtained through judicial assistance from the Chinese authorities.”The court said that since India and China are not signatories to the mutual legal assistance treaty, assistance can be sought under the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, as both countries have ratified the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime.The Ministry of Interior has agreed to issue a letter of inquiry to China seeking legal assistance to investigate the case.