A Lashkar-e-Taliba (LeT) terrorist associate was killed by the security forces during the ongoing encounter in the Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Friday (April 25, 2025). The terrorist associate has been identified as Altaf Lalli of the Lashkar-e-Taiba outfit. 

“Intensified operations by police, Army and CRPF have led to a few encounters in south and north Kashmir over the last couple of days and the elimination of Lalli in Bandipora district on Friday (April 25, 2025),” officials said. A hideout was also busted in Kulgam the day before, and dozens of suspected persons were detained, they added.

Special teams of the NIA have started reaching out to eyewitnesses, including tourists who survived the deadly attack by terrorists of the Pakistan-based LeT in south Kashmir’s Pahalgam, officials said.

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