India
LeT militant Mohammad Asif killed in Budgam encounter
The Indian Express··30 Sept
A Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba militant, Mohammad Asif alias Hashim Moosa, was killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district. The Army's XV Corps said his body was recovered with war-like stores during an early search in the Palmaidan area. Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, and CRPF had launched the Korag search near Yousmarg on Tuesday on specific intelligence.
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What It Means For You
- The Army said the Korag operation remained ongoing after the body recovery.
- Residents of Yousmarg and Dudhpathri areas are under an active joint security search.
- Officials linked Moosa to attacks across both sides of the Pir Panjal range over several years.
What's Happening
- Troops challenged suspicious movement; militants opened fire and one was neutralised, XV Corps posted.
- Hindustan Times said Chinar Corps, police, and CRPF ran the joint Operation Korag.
- Moosa had reportedly escaped a Yousmarg hills operation earlier this month.
Who Hashim Moosa was
- Security officials tied his group to attacks in Poonch and elsewhere that killed personnel between 2021 and 2024.
- Indian Express cited the Army statement naming him as a Pakistan-based LeT terrorist.
- War-like stores were recovered with the body, according to the Corps post.
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