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Security forces conduct an operation in Budgam, killing a LeT terrorist.
A terrorist affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has been killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district. According to officials, the slain terrorist has been identified as Mohammad Asif alias Hashim Musa. This action took place in Yusmarg area of Budgam.
According to security forces, the operation was launched based on intelligence information. A joint team of Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF launched a search operation in the area. Meanwhile, the encounter started after suspicious activity was detected.
Security agencies are now continuing the search operation in the area. According to initial reports, one terrorist was killed during the operation, while the presence of any other suspect in the vicinity is also being investigated.
Musa’s name was linked to the 2025 Pahalgam Terror Attack.
Mohammad Asif alias Hashim Musa has been named among the key suspects in the investigation into the 2025 Pahalgam terror attack. Security agencies had described him as a Pakistani terrorist linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Security agencies were searching for him for some time. According to reports, his name also surfaced during another security operation in the high altitude area of Yusmarg in September. After that operation, the search for him continued.
Now, after the encounter in Budgam, security agencies can also make information related to his network and his activities in the area a part of the investigation. At present, the search operation of security forces is going on in the case.
A search operation is underway in the area following the encounter.
According to the Army’s Chinar Corps, a joint search operation was launched in the Korag area of Yusmarg under ‘Operation Korag’. Security forces observed suspicious movement and, after being challenged, reported firing by terrorists. An encounter ensued.
Even after one terrorist was killed in the encounter, the operation was not immediately called off. Security forces continued to search the surrounding areas to confirm the presence of any other suspects.
Security forces are continuously monitoring the area as the operation is being carried out in the high altitude and forest areas of Budgam. Detailed information is likely to be revealed by the officials only after the completion of the operation.
Claims of finding war-like stores with the terrorist’s body
Security forces reported that some ‘war-like stores’ were recovered along with the body of the slain terrorist. Officials have shared information about this recovery.
However, initial reports have varied as to the full details of the recovered material. Therefore, the final picture related to the recovery will be clear only on the basis of official information from the security agencies.
The material and other evidence recovered from the encounter site can be examined after the operation. Its objective will also be to gather information about terrorist activities and possible contacts in the area.
The operation was carried out jointly by the Army, Police, and CRPF.
The operation in Budgam was carried out as a joint operation by the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, and the CRPF. Based on prior information received by the security agencies, a search was started in the area.
A team of security forces cordoned off the area after noticing suspicious activity. One terrorist was killed in the ensuing encounter. Security forces also increased surveillance in the surrounding area during the operation.
According to officials, the search operation is still going on. Further action will be decided based on the information received in the area and investigation by security agencies.
Old cases involving Musa are also part of the investigation.
Security agency records link Hashim Musa’s name to several terrorist incidents in Jammu and Kashmir. According to reports, he had been a target in security forces’ operations earlier as well.
Information about him also came to light during the operation in Yusmarg area in early September. At that time, after killing another terrorist, the security forces continued the search operation.
After the latest action in Budgam, information about old cases related to Musa, his contacts and possible network may also be a subject of investigation for the security agencies.
Security agencies are monitoring further developments following the Budgam encounter.
Following the encounter in Budgam, security agencies are now focused on the presence and potential activities of other terrorists in the area. The search is still going on under the joint operation.
Mohammad Asif alias Hashim Musa has been identified as the prime suspect in the 2025 Pahalgam terror attack. In such a situation, further official confirmation and investigation of the information related to his death will be important.
At present, security forces have continued the operation in the area. Only after the search is completed and official details are revealed will the picture of other aspects related to this operation become clear.
