India, May 11 -- A fugitive wanted in the IC-814 hijacking case, relatives of Jaish-e-Mohammed(JeM) chief Maulana Masood, and others with key roles in banned terror groups JeM and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).

These are among the terrorists killed on Day 1 of Operation Sindoor when Indian defence forces targeted nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir, according to top officials in the security establishment.

Officials aware of the matter identified one of the slain terrorists as Mohammad Yusuf Azhar aka Ustad Ji, wanted in the 1999 IC 814 hijacking case. Azhar, also the brother in law of JeM chief, Maulana Masood Azhar, handled weapons training for Jaish-e-Mohammed, the officials added. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in an al...