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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Indian army shoots dead suspected mastermind of Kashmir tourist massacre

The Indian army on Monday said it killed three alleged militants after an intense gunfight in India-administered Kashmir.

One of the men killed was described in Indian media reports as the “mastermind” of the 22 April attack, when 26 people, mostly Hindu tourists, were killed in the picturesque Pahalgam valley.

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