Operation Mahadev: 3 terrorists killed during encounter in J&K's Lidwas

This comes after an encounter broke out between the Army and terrorists earlier on Monday

The Indian Army on Monday said that three terrorists were killed in Jammu and Kashmir's General Area Lidwas during an encounter.

 

"Three terrorists have been neutralised in an intense firefight. Operation continues," the Army’s Chinar Corps said in a post on X.

 

Earlier, the security forces said that the contact was established with the terrorists under the ongoing 'Operation Mahadev'.

 

As the troops conducted searches, two rounds of gunfire were heard from a distance, reported news agency PTI.

 

Reinforcements were rushed to the area, following which the operation intensified, which led to the elimination of the three terrorists, the report added.

 

 

After the Pahalgam attack that claimed the lives of 26 people, the defence forces launched a massive operation in the valley to track down the culprits. However, it was not immediately clear if the three neutralised terrorists were involved in the April 22 attack.

 

Soon after the terrorist attack in April, India also launched a series of retaliatory diplomatic measures, including the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan. This was followed by India's precision strikes under Operation Sindoor, targeting nine terrorist sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) in May.