Five terrorists tasked with key roles in Jash-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba were killed in the initial phase of Operation Sindoor when Indian forces struck terror camps deep inside Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir,

India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 in direct retaliation to the Pahalgam terrorist attack, which killed 26 civilians. In a coordinated effort, the Indian Air Force and Army carried out precision airstrikes on nine terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

The strikes resulted in the elimination of several high-profile terrorists affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), including Maulana Yusuf Azhar, who was wanted for the IC-814 hijacking, news agency ANI reported citing sources.