Pahalgam victim's wife says killing of terrorists a relief, beginning of justice
This edition of Five Live delves into Operation Mahadev, a counter-terrorism initiative in the Dachigam forest near Srinagar, where Indian security forces neutralised three Pakistani terrorists linked to the April 22nd Pahalgam attack targeting Hindu tourists.
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Pakistani businessman who threatened to rape flight attendant has 2 wives, lives in $2.6M mansion: report
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Hate crime in Ireland: Mother Irish citizen, 6-year-old girl assaulted by boys, told to 'go back to India'
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‘Lured me with job promise, assaulted me for 2 days': Nepalese woman in search of work raped by bus driver in Patna; accused stole cash
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