The armed forces have ramped up counter-terror operations after the Pahalgam attack, with 12 most-wanted terrorists having been eliminated in 100 days, sources said.
Indian Army Launched Operation Shiv Shakti
The armed forces have ramped up counter-terror operations after the Pahalgam attack, with 12 most-wanted terrorists having been eliminated in 100 days, sources said. Among the 12 eliminated, six were Pakistani terrorists, while the rest were locals involved in major terror attacks in J&K. Besides, more than 100 terrorists were killed by the forces in Pakistan during Operation Sindoor between May 6-7.
Since May, multi-agency counter-terror exercises have been launched, with the most significant being Operation Mahadev, which saw the three terrorists who carried out the Pahalgam attack being killed. On July 28, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists Suleiman, Afghan and Jibran were killed in a joint operation by the Army, CRPF, and the Jammu and Kashmir Police near Srinagar’s Dachigam area.
The very next day, another operation named Shiv Shakti was carried out where two more terrorists were eliminated by the Army.
Counter-terror Ops Ramped Up
Four major counter-terror operations were launched in the first week after the Pahalgam attack. The operations were focused mainly in South Kashmir, including Shopian and Pulwama. Two more crucial operations started after mid-May. Three Lashkar terrorists were killed in an operation in Shopian’s Keller Forest. On May 15, another operation in Tral’s Nader area eliminated three more terrorists. According to intelligence agencies, 42 terror launch pads, housing 110-130 terrorists, were active in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK) before the Pahalgam attack. Around 70-75 terrorists were active in Kashmir, while 60-65 terrorists were present in Jammu, Rajouri, and Poonch.
