In Bandipora, kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>jammu and kashmir, Altaf Lalli, a senior Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander, was killed in a clash with government forces. The operation is part of a larger effort to find LeT militants thought to be responsible for the 26-person pahalgam terror attack on april 22.
 
The indian Army and the kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>jammu and kashmir police conducted a joint search operation in Bandipora on friday morning in response to specific intelligence regarding the presence of terrorists.  A shootout ensued when contact with the terrorists was established.

According to earlier reports, one of the terrorists being hunted by security authorities was hurt in the first round of gunfire.  Two police officers who were both on a senior officer's personal security unit were also hurt in the same incident.

Army Chief General upendra Dwivedi, meanwhile, was briefed on the current Bandipora operation upon his arrival in Srinagar.  He is expected to carry out a thorough security assessment of the situation and evaluate the operation's advancement in locating LeT militants thought to be responsible for the pahalgam terror incident.  

In another incident, security forces and J&K authorities on friday razed the homes of two terrorists who are thought to have been involved in the pahalgam attack.  Asif Sheikh's home in Tral was destroyed by a bulldozer, while Lashkar terrorist adil hussain Thoker's home in Bijbehara was destroyed by IEDs.
 
Adil Thoker is thought to have been instrumental in the planning and execution of the 26-person attack in the picturesque Baisaran Valley by Pakistani militants.

For information on Thoker and the two Pakistani nationals who carried out the attack, ali Bhai and Hashim Musa, the anantnag police have offered a reward of Rs 20 lakh.  The three assailants' sketches have also been made public as security officers began a huge search for them.
 
The attackers, estimated to be four to five in total, began firing randomly at tourists on tuesday after emerging from the thick pine forest that encircles the Baisaran valley with AK-47 rifles.
 
According to some survivors, the terrorists, dressed in military fatigues, instantly murdered anybody who were identified as non-Muslims after checking their identification documents to confirm their faith.  
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25/04/2025 11:04 AM