Goa, April 25 -- In a significant development, top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Altaf Lalli was killed in an encounter with security forces in Bandipora, Jammu and Kashmir. This high-stakes operation is part of the ongoing efforts to track down LeT operatives believed to be responsible for the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, which resulted in the deaths of 26 people, mostly tourists.

The operation comes amid escalating tensions following the Pahalgam attack, which is being regarded as the deadliest assault in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. On the night following the encounter, the homes of two local terrorists, Adil Thokar and Asif Shaikh, were destroyed in an IED blast in Anantnag and Awa...