Budgam encounter: Terrorist killed, operation underway; says Army
Security forces said the slain Lashkar-e-Taiba commander was linked to multiple attacks, including the 2025 Pahalgam assault that killed 26 people.
- On Wednesday, a joint operation by the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, and Central Reserve Police Force neutralized a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist in the Korag area of Yousmarg, Budgam, following specific intelligence inputs.
- Officials identified the slain operative as Mohammad Asif, alias Hashim Moosa, a former Pakistan Army Special Service Group commando who infiltrated Indian territory in September 2023.
- Security sources linked Asif to the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, for which Jammu and Kashmir Police had previously announced a Rs 20 lakh reward.
- Following the encounter, security forces continued searching the forest for remaining militants and hidden stores, as Asif was an associate of terrorist Yasir, who was killed earlier this month in Budgam.
- Officials described the neutralization as a significant setback to Lashkar-e-Taiba's operations in the region, disrupting command structures that have facilitated attacks across the Pir Panjal range since 2023.
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