In a significant breakthrough, the Indian Army has successfully neutralised a Pakistani terrorist in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. The killed terrorist has been identified as Jibran. The operation, conducted under Operation Mahadev, marks a major counter-terror achievement in Jammu and Kashmir. Jibran, a key figure in cross-border terror activities, was taken down during a high-intensity encounter following weeks of meticulous and coordinated intelligence efforts, as per sources.
The encounter unfolded in the dense forests of Harwan near Dachigam on Monday, where security forces engaged in a fierce gunfight with heavily armed militants. Officials confirmed that at least three terrorists were gunned down in the operation. The identities of other two terrorists are yet to be identified.
Security forces launch massive operation
It is to be noted here that security forces had launched a massive operation to track down the perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack that left 26 people dead, and intelligence inputs over the past month had suggested that the terrorists might have moved towards the Dachigam area, which is around 20 km from Srinagar's city centre.
The security forces, acting on an intelligence input, launched an anti-militancy operation in the Mulnar area of Harwan on Monday morning. Two rounds of gunshots were heard from a distance as security forces were carrying out searches of the area.
Pahalgam terror attack
As many as 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed and more than a dozen others injured in the Pahalgam terror attack, which occurred on April 22. This has been termed as one of the biggest terror attacks after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. Days after the attack, Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting key facilities like the JeM and LeT bases in Pakistan as well as PoK. JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar had acknowledged that 10 members of his family and four close associates were killed in India's missile attack.
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