Operation Mahadev: Photos from 2024 encounter site helped identify LeT terrorists in Kashmir
Three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists, Suleman, Hamza Afghani, and Zibran, killed during Operation Mahadev on July 28, were identified and tracked using photographs recovered from a mobile phone seized by security forces after an encounter in South Kashmir in 2024. These photos were matched with eyewitness accounts from the Baisaran meadow attack on April 22. The terrorists were located in the Dachigam forest using signals from a long-range wireless communication module, with Home Minister Amit Shah confirming the use of indigenous technology. This group is suspected of being responsible for approximately 135 security personnel deaths in Jammu and Kashmir since 2021.
Key Points
- Three LeT terrorists were identified and tracked through photographs found on a mobile phone from a 2024 encounter site in South Kashmir.
- The terrorists, killed in Operation Mahadev on July 28, were linked to the Baisaran meadow attack on April 22.
- Indigenous technology was used to track their long-range wireless communication signals in the Dachigam forest.
- The identified terrorists are believed to be part of a group responsible for around 135 security personnel deaths in Jammu and Kashmir since 2021.
- Security forces are now pursuing information about other foreign terrorists following this operation.
Exam Facts
- Operation Name: Operation Mahadev.
- Terrorist Group: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
- Location of tracking: Dachigam forest, 20 km from Srinagar.
- Date of Operation Mahadev: July 28.
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