
Bandipora - Top LeT commander Altaf Lalli killed in gunfight
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.
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.
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.
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.