‘Paramilitary Officer Identified Pahalgam Attackers, Shot Them': Exclusive From Defence Sources
Op Mahadev In Dachigam: 'This operation was done by paramilitary officers. One para officer and his buddy identified them, after which they were shot,' said top defence sources
The operation to kill three Pahalgam attackers in an encounter in Srinagar's Dachigam on Monday was carried out elite paramilitary officers, said defence sources.
'This operation was done by paramilitary officers. One para officer and his buddy identified them, after which they were shot immediately," said sources.
One M4 carbine rifle, two AK rifles and other munitions were recovered from the site of the encounter.
What home minister Amit Shah said
Speaking in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah confirmed that Suleiman Shah alias Hashim Musa, and two others killed in the Dachigam encounter were involved in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
The two other terrorists killed in the action were identified as Jibran, who was allegedly involved in the Sonamarg tunnel attack last year, and Hamza Afghani, it was known on Monday.
'I would like to share details about ' Operation Mahadev ', which took place yesterday. In this operation, three terrorists, Suleiman, Jibran, and one other, Afghani, were neutralised in a joint operation conducted by the Indian Army, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), and the Jammu Police," Amit Shah told the Lok Sabha.
'Suleiman was a terrorist affiliated with the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), and all three were classified as A-grade terrorists," he added.
How the terrorists were tracked
A Huawei satellite phone was reportedly used by the terrorists involved in the Pahalgam attack, but the device had not been used since the attack.
However, intelligence agencies tracking the phone observed that a call was made using the device two days ago. Subsequently, the location of the device was found to be deep inside Dachigam, with no human habitation around it.
Following the encounter in Srinagar's Dachigam, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said kinetic operations have been going on for the past several months in the region to eliminate terrorists.
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