In a major intelligence breakthrough, security forces identified and neutralised three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists — Suleman alias Faizal Jatt, Hamza Afghani, and Zibran — during Operation Mahadev on July 28 in Pahalgam. The breakthrough came after photographs recovered from a mobile phone seized during a 2024 encounter in South Kashmir matched eyewitness accounts from the Baisaran meadow incident on April 22. The images showed the trio posing with weapons, confirming their identity and involvement in terrorist activity. Acting swiftly, security forces launched a targeted operation leading to their elimination. The successful action highlights the critical role of digital intelligence in counterterror ops.
