India, July 29 -- More than three months after the shocking terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, which claimed the lives of 26 people, families of those who lost their loved ones are expressing a mix of relief and lingering grief following the reported killing of the alleged mastermind behind the April 22 massacre.

The encounter unfolded under Operation Mahadev near Srinagar on Monday, where elite para commandos of the Indian Army gunned down Suleman alias Asif and two of his associates. Suleman is believed to have orchestrated the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, officials said.

Vikas Kumrawat's elder brother, Sushil Nathaniel, a 58-year-old LIC manager from Indore, was among those brutally killed while vacationing in Kashmir...