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Indian Forces Kill LeT Commander Linked to Major Kashmir Attacks
Indian security forces said they killed a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist named Hashim Moosa in Budgam.
Police and soldiers found his body during a search operation.
Officials linked him to several attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.
These attacks targeted army patrols, vehicles, an Air Force convoy, and a bus carrying pilgrims.
Many soldiers and civilians were killed or injured in those attacks.
Moosa’s associates were killed in separate operations between 2024 and 2026.
Officials said he was the last surviving member of the group.
They said his death ended the network connected to the attacks.
The Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police recovered the body of Mohammad Asif alias Hashim Moosa in Budgam.
Officials identified Moosa as a Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba commander linked to several major attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.
His group was blamed for attacks in Halan, Dera Ki Gali, Shahistar, Shiv Khori, and Bootapathri between 2023 and 2024.
The attacks killed soldiers, an Indian Air Force member, civilians, and pilgrims, while injuring many others.
Security officials said Moosa’s death dismantled the group after his associates were neutralised in separate operations.
- Who
- The Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police killed Mohammad Asif alias Hashim Moosa, whom officials identified as a Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist.
- What
- Security forces recovered Moosa’s body and war-like stores during an operation, according to the report.
- Where
- The operation occurred near Palmaidan in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- When
- The operation took place on Wednesday; the article does not provide an exact date.
- Why
- Officials said Moosa was linked to a series of deadly attacks and that his elimination dismantled the remaining network.
Key facts
- Identity
- Mohammad Asif alias Hashim Moosa
- Affiliation
- Lashkar-e-Taiba
- Operation site
- Palmaidan, Budgam district
- Reported attacks
- Halan, Dera Ki Gali, Shahistar, Shiv Khori, and Bootapathri
- Shiv Khori toll
- Nine civilians killed and 43 injured
- Network status
- Officials said Moosa was the last surviving member of the four-member module
- Associates
- Junaid Ramzan Bhat, Suleman Shah, and Yasir were neutralised in separate operations between 2024 and 2026
Quotes
An intelligence officer
An intelligence officer who recalled the group’s August 2023 ambush.
“This is justice for the victims of Shiv Khori, Poonch, and Baramulla. His elimination closes a bloody chapter”
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“It was an attack on faith itself, designed to terrorise ordinary people”
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