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Operation Mahadev: Pahalgam terror attack mastermind Hashim Musa Fauji killed
Terrorist Hashim Musa Fauji- File image
Operation Mahadev: In a significant news update for India's internal security, Pahalgam terror attack mastermind Hashim Musa Fauji has been killed in an encounter on July 28. As per a report carried by IANS news agency, three terrorists were cornered and killed in a gunfight with the security forces under 'Operation Mahadev' in the Dachigam area of J&K's Srinagar district on Monday, the army said.
The three terrorists were killed in an intense gunfight with the security forces in the higher reaches of Dachigam National Park near the Mahadev peak in the Harwan area of Srinagar.
'The operation is still going on in the area. The exact identity of the slain terrorists is being ascertained,' an army official said. How the 3 terrorists were killed?
The killings of the three terrorists came after an anti-terrorist operation was started on Monday by the security forces in the Dachigam National Park. Indian Army's anti-terrorist operation
'The anti-terrorist operation was started following Intelligence inputs. Reinforcements were rushed to the spot as the area is densely populated and the terrain under operation is tough,' an official said.
The Indian Army, J&K Police and the security forces have been launching aggressive anti-terrorist operations across the area targeting terrorists, Over Ground Workers (OGWs) and sympathisers of terrorism in order to totally dismantle the ecosystem of terror in the UT.
(With inputs from agencies)
