India, March 16 -- Faisal Nadeem, alias Abu Qatal, a key mastermind behind the attack on a pilgrims' bus that killed nine and injured 41 in Reasi district on June 9 last year, and the killing of seven people in Rajouri district's Dangri village on January 1, 2023, was shot dead on Saturday night in the Dina area of Punjab, Pakistan.

Qatal, who, according to a Deccan Herald report, was the nephew of 26/11 mastermind and terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed.

He was traveling with his security guard in Dina area of Jhelum district around 7 pm when they came under a barrage of gunfire from unknown attackers, India Today reported.

The attack killed him and one of his security guards on the spot, while another guard was critically...