Pahalgam terror assault mastermind amongst three terrorists killed close to Srinagar, declare officers

The Military’s elite para commandos on Monday, 28 July, claimed to have gunned down the alleged mastermind, and two of his associates, concerned within the 22 April Pahalgam terror assault. Officers made this declare after an encounter in a forest space on the outskirts of Srinagar.

The officers mentioned Sulieman alias Asif, the alleged mastermind, was killed after the safety forces launched a shock motion, codenamed ‘Operation Mahadev’, after they decoded a technical sign indicating use of a satellite tv for pc telephone.

The opposite two have been recognized as Jibran–alleged to be concerned within the Sonamarg Tunnel assault in October 2024 by which seven folks had been killed–and Hamza Afghani.

Terrorists shot useless 26 folks, all besides one among whom had been vacationers, at Baisaran meadows in Pahalgam, which prompted the armed forces to launch Operation Sindoor on Could 7 towards the fear infrastructure in Pakistan.

Following Monday’s encounter, further reinforcements of the Military and different safety forces have been rushed as intelligence inputs instructed the presence of one other group of terrorists within the space, the officers mentioned.

One M4 carbine rifle, two AK rifles and different munitions had been recovered from the positioning of the encounter.

The our bodies have been handed over to the native police, which helped within the identification course of, for finishing up authorized formalities and remaining rites as per the usual working process.

The officers mentioned that at round 11.30 a.m., one get together comprising personnel from 24 Rashtriya Rifles and 4 Para unit had detected the group of three.

Inspector Normal of Police (Kashmir Zone) V.Ok. Birdi mentioned it was a long-drawn operation which was occurring until the final experiences.

Earlier, Srinagar-based Chinar Corps in a publish on X mentioned three terrorists had been killed below Operation Mahadev. “Three terrorists have been neutralised in an intense firefight. Operation Continues,” the Chinar Corps of the Military mentioned.