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Amit Shah Honors Operation Mahadev Troops, Cites NIA Proof Linking Dachigam Militants to Pahalgam Massacre

New Delhi highlights the May strikes under Operation Sindoor followed by July’s encounter as a doctrine of decisive retaliation.

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Home Minister Amit Shah addresses an event in Delhi

Overview

  • The National Investigation Agency’s forensic lab confirmed that the three men killed in Operation Mahadev were the perpetrators of the April 22 Pahalgam attack that left 26 people dead.
  • Amit Shah said the two operations delivered a clear message to terror masterminds about consequences for targeting Indian citizens.
  • Security forces killed three Lashkar-e-Taiba militants on July 28 in the Dachigam forest near Srinagar during Operation Mahadev after they had hidden there since the attack.
  • The slain militants were identified as Suleman Shah alias Faizal Jatt, Abu Hamza alias Afghan, and Yasir alias Jibran, described by agencies as senior operatives and the lead, second, and third gunmen in the massacre.
  • Operation Sindoor on May 7 targeted terror hideouts and military installations in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in retaliation for the Pahalgam killings, with Shah crediting the Army, CRPF, and J&K Police for restoring public confidence.