New Delhi, July 28 -- Suleman Shah, the mastermind of the Pahalgam terror attack, was killed on Monday during an encounter in Srinagar.

According to a Hindustan Times report, Shah was among the three terrorists killed in a join action, codenamed Operation Mahadev. The joint operation was carried out by the Indian Army, and the Jammu and Kashmir police earlier in the day.

The report, citing top security officials, said that the encounter began around 11 am on Monday in the Lidwas area near Dara, close to Dachigam National Park. The security forces acted after receiving a tip-off indicating the presence of foreign terrorists in the region.

The name is reportedly derived from the intense firefight, which broke out in the dense forest terr...