Based on the MHA, the Military and different central safety companies had been pursuing Musa for a very long time. A selected plan was put in place after technical and human intelligence inputs indicated his motion and presence within the space.
Musa, also referred to as Asif Fauji, was killed on Tuesday throughout an intelligence-led joint operation by safety forces in Gurwatkalan within the Khansahib police station space of Budgam district, the ministry mentioned.
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“The neutralisation of Musa by Indian safety forces is a critical blow to LeT ecosystem within the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir,” the assertion mentioned.
The MHA added that Musa’s killing has additionally resulted within the neutralisation of all 4 senior LeT commanders who had been working in Jammu and Kashmir since 2022.
The group was liable for a number of assaults, together with the Halan assault in August 2023, DKG in December 2023, Kandi in Could 2023, Shahsitar in Could 2024, Shiv Khori in June 2024, Gagangir and Bootapathri in October 2024, and Baisaran in April 2025, in response to the assertion.Additionally Learn | High LeT terrorist killed in encounter in J&Ok’s Budgam
The opposite three commanders have been killed in separate encounters. Junaid Bhat was killed on December 3, 2024, Suleman on July 28, 2025, throughout Operation Mahadev, and Yasir on September 4, 2026, throughout Operation Asdhar, the ministry mentioned.
“The present encounter to neutralise Musa was a part of an ongoing long-sustained operation,” the assertion mentioned.
It added that the Military, Jammu and Kashmir Police and central paramilitary forces have been conducting operations in shut coordination over the previous few years, which the ministry mentioned has been “yielding optimistic outcomes”.
