Noman is said to have tried boarding the bus, but was intercepted and killed by CRPF Jawan Suresh Kumar.
Naved fled the scene to the Udhampur village, where he took three locals as hostages.
The attack occurred during a period of tension between Pakistan and India; mere days before talks hosted by the National Security Advisor, during which officials on both sides were set to discuss border-related issues between the two countries.
The Lashkar-e-Tayyaba mastermind behind the attack, Abdul Rehman, was killed on October 29, 2015, in Kulgam, Kashmir, in a joint operation by the Jammu Police, Kashmir Police, and the Indian Army.
[3][4] One of the operative of the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, Hanzla Adnan who Indian authorities claim to be behind the attack was killed by Unknown gunman in Karachi,Pakistan.