India, July 30 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said all three terrorists involved in the Pahalgam attack were shot in the head during 'Operation Mahadev' on the outskirts of Srinagar.

"A month after the Pahalgam attack, we received information about the presence of terrorists. The Intelligence Bureau and Military Intelligence further verified their identities, and by July 22, the task of tracking their wireless sets was completed. Their exact, pinpointed location was identified," Shah told the Rajya Sabha. Follow Parliament live updates

He said he had received messages from people across the country saying that whenever these terrorists are found, they should be shot in the head. "It's a coincidence that during the encount...