Three terrorists linked to Pahalgam attack eliminated
The Indian Army, along with J&K Police and CRPF, launched an anti-terror operation under the codename Operation Mahadev and successfully eliminated three terrorists.
The Indian Army, along with J&K Police and CRPF, launched an anti-terror operation under the codename Operation Mahadev and successfully eliminated three terrorists, including the mastermind behind the Pahalgam attack, in which 26 innocents were murdered in cold blood.
Suleiman Shah, a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, was identified as the mastermind of the April 22 terror attack that shook the nation. Security sources have confirmed that he was among the terrorists killed in the encounter this morning. Today's operation, named Operation Mahadev, neutralised two other terrorists: Abu Hamza and Yasir. Yasir, too, is believed to be among the Pahalgam killers. Security forces from the Army, CRPF, and Jammu and Kashmir Police were part of today's joint operation.
Suleiman served in the Pakistan Army and was also known as Hashim Moosa. In the aftermath of the terror attack at Pahalgam's Baisaran Valley, the Jammu and Kashmir Police had announced a Rs 20 lakh reward on anyone providing information about Suleiman.
The official X account of the Indian Army's Chinar Corps earlier posted that the security forces have launched Operation Mahadev in Lidwas. "Three terrorists have been neutralised in an intense firefight. Operation Continues," the Army said in an update, adding that the operation is not over yet.
According to reports, the security forces acted on an intelligence input and launched the operation in the Mulnar area of Harwan. While sources said a suspicious communication was intercepted by the Army earlier in July in the jungle of Dachigam, following which a joint group of Lashkar and Jaish terrorists was closely tracked for 14 days.
This information was corroborated by local nomads, who also gave input on the terrorists. The satellite communication was active again two days ago, helping the security forces to track them down. After that, several Army teams were dispatched to the area. On Monday, around 11.30 am, one such team, comprising 24 Rashtriya Rifles and 4 PARA, detected three terrorists and neutralised them by maintaining an element of surprise and by superior tactical manoeuvre.
The development comes on a day when the Parliament is discussing the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor, India's response to the massacre. The carnage in Baisaran Valley, one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in Kashmir in recent years, was claimed by The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of the Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba.
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