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Voter IDs, Candyland chocolates, GPS: Trail of Pahalgam terrorists leads to Pak
Recovery of Pakistani voter ID cards, Karachi-manufactured chocolates, and a micro-SD chip containing biometric records established that the three Lashkar terrorists killed on July 28 in Operation Mahadev were from ballistic analysis of shell casings found in the Pahalgam attack site also matched the striation marks on the AK-103 rifles seized from the terrorists, leaving no doubt that the trio were behind the April 22 massacre that left 26 civilians findings were drawn from the post-encounter evidence released by security agencies recently. VOTER ID CARDS, MICRO SD NAIL PAK LINK Nearly three months after the Pahalgam attack, security forces eliminated the terror trio on July 28 in the Dachigam area of Srinagar in Operation report released by the security agencies identified Suleman Shah as the mastermind of the Pahalgam attack and lead shooter. Abu Hamza "Afghani" was the second gunman while Yasir, alias Jibran, was the third laminated voter ID slips issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan were recovered from the bodies of Suleman Shah and Abu voter serial numbers have been found on the electoral rolls in Lahore (NA-125) and Gujranwala (NA-79) a further technological breakthrough, a micro-SD card recovered from a damaged satellite phone contained the NADRA (Pakistan's national citizen registry) biometric records of all the three men, confirming their Pakistani recovered data included fingerprints, facial templates, and family tree records. Their registered addresses are in Changa Manga (Kasur District) and Koiyan village near Rawalakot, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK).Moreover, wrappers of 'Candyland' and 'Chocomax' chocolates (both brands produced in Karachi) were found in the belongings of the slain terrorists, further establishing their Pakistani TO PAHALGAM ATTACKForensic and ballistic analysis further confirmed that the trio were the terrorists who went on a rampage on April 22, killing innocent tourists who were picnicking and enjoying the beauty of the picturesque Baisaran of the 7.62x39 mm shell casings found at the Baisaran attack site matched the striation marks on the three AK-103 rifles seized from the mitochondrial profiles extracted from blood found on a torn shirt in Pahalgam were identical to the DNA of the three bodies recovered in TIMELINEThe movement of the terrorists has also been traced by the intelligence agencies. The trio crossed the Line of Control (LoC) near Gurez sector way back in May 2022. This was confirmed after intelligence agencies intercepted their first radio check-in from the Pakistani April 21, 2025, the terrorists moved into a seasonal hut (known in local parlance as dhok) at Hill Park, which is 2 km from was corroborated by the two Kashmiri locals, Parvaiz and Bashir Ahmad, who confessed to sheltering them overnight and providing cooked April 22, the terrorists trekked to the Baisaran meadow, where they carried out the attack at 2.30 pm before fleeing northeast towards the dense forest of GPS coordinates recovered from Suleman Shah's Garmin watch match the exact firing positions reported by eyewitnesses.- EndsTune InMust Watch
India Today
28-07-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Terror networks in J&K deplete, only 40 such camps remain active near LoC
Terrorist activity in Jammu and Kashmir has seen a sharp decline this year, with Indian security forces tightening their grip on militant networks, particularly those led by Pakistani to intelligence inputs, 42 terrorist launch pads remain active across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), housing an estimated 110 to 130 around 70 to 75 terrorists are active in the Kashmir Valley, and another 60 to 65 in Jammu, Rajouri, and Poonch districts. Of these, about 115 are believed to be Pakistani Intelligence reports also note that terrorist recruitment among the local young populace has dropped significantly — only four locals have joined terror groups this year, pointing to a major setback for Pakistan-backed terror forces have reportedly neutralised one terrorist every five days this year. Of the 75 terrorists killed so far, a majority were foreign nationals. These include 17 militants killed while attempting infiltration along the LoC and International Border (IB), and 26 eliminated in interior on Monday, three terrorists, one of them believed to be the mastermind of the Pahalgam terror attack, were gunned down by security forces in Srinagar's outskirts under the Army's Operation counter-terror operations have dealt a severe blow to militants across the region. Most of the 42 non-local terrorists killed were in five districts of Jammu — Jammu, Udhampur, Kathua, Doda, and Rajouri. In Kashmir, foreign terrorists were mostly gunned down in Baramulla, Bandipora, Kupwara, and has emerged as the deadliest zone for foreign terrorists, with 14 non-local militants killed in nine forces struck key locations like Sabura Nala, Kamalkot, and Main Uri sectors near the Line of Control (LoC), as well as interior regions such as Chak Tappar Kriri, Sopore's Nowpora, Hadipora, Sagipora, Watergam, and Rajpore."The local terrorist group has almost been wiped out," said a senior crackdown intensified after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, in which 26 civilians were killed by The Resistance Front, a proxy of Pakistan-based response, Indian forces launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, carrying out precision air strikes that destroyed nine terror launch pads in PoK and Pakistan. Over 100 terrorists were reportedly killed in the total, 122 people have lost their lives in 60 terror-related incidents across Jammu and Kashmir in 2024. These include 32 civilians and 26 security drastic fall in local terror recruitment and the continued elimination of Pakistani militants reflect a significant shift in the security dynamics of the region, with Indian forces maintaining a dominant edge over cross-border terror operations.- Ends
