The killing of three Pakistani terrorists, including Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) commander Saifullah, by security forces in Kishtwar district’s Chatroo area Sunday marked the culmination of the anti-terror operation codenamed Trashi that lasted nearly two years — and targeted seven JeM terrorists who had crossed the border into J&K in April 2024, senior officers said.They also described the operation as the longest such security action of its kind across three decades of militancy in J&K that focused on a specific group of targets within one geographical area. The operation employed all available resources — from troops working on the ground to sniffer dogs and drones in a “joint and integrated” manner involving the Army, J&K Police and CRPF, the officers said.
With their elimination, J&K Police IGP (Jammu zone) Bhim Sen Tuti said all the seven terrorists who had crossed over into Kishtwar from Pakistan “have been neutralised”. Describing them as “hardcore terrorists”, also known as “Azrael Group” among the local population, Tuti said they had been engaged by security forces, police and CRPF on at least on 17 occasions earlier — and had inflicted significant damage on security forces and civilians.
