On Monday (28 July 2025), the top para commandos of the Army killed the culprits of the Pahalgam terror attack in the forests of the outskirts of Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir. 3 terrorists have been killed in this operation. Sources associated with the case said that the three terrorists who have been killed in Dachigam have found a firm evidence that these terrorists were involved in the Pahalgam attack.
According to sources, the weapons found from the terrorists who were piled up in Operation Mahadev late in the night were sent to CFSL in Chandigarh. In forensic investigation, these weapons were matched with bullets shells found after the Pahalgam terror attack. Sources claim that the forensic report of the three weapons has been matched with bullets and bullets shell found in Pahalgam.
Mastermind of Pahalgam attack
Officials said that Suleman alias Asif, who was being considered the mastermind of the Pahalgam attack on April 22, was killed on Monday (28 July 2025) when the security forces started the campaign after receiving a technical indication. He said that this technical signal was indicating the use of a satellite phone, which was also used by the culprits of Pahalgam attack.
Other terrorists killed
According to officials, other terrorists killed in the army action have been identified as Jibran (who was allegedly involved in the Sonmarg tunnel attack last year) and Hamza Afghani. The codennah of this campaign was Operation Mahadev. On April 22, 26 people were shot dead by terrorists in Pahalgam. Most of the dead were tourists. After this, the armed forces started ‘Operation Sindoor’ on 7 May against the terrorist structure in Pakistan and its occupied Kashmir. The death of the mastermind of Pahalgam attack in Dachigam operation is considered a major strategic success.
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