Srinagar, 29 July: Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Northern Command today called Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and informed him on Operation Mahadev. He was accompanied by Lieutenant General Prashant Srivastava, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 15 Corps.
The Lieutenant Governor congratulated the Army, CRPF and J&K police for the successful Operation Mahadev. Three Pakistani terrorists were held responsible for the heinous Pahgam terror attack as a result of this important operation executed in the challenging Dachigam Forest.
The GOC-in-C Northern Command said that search operations in Dachigam forest areas in South Kashmir were going on for the last few months. There were frequent reports about the hiding of terrorists in the region. Recently, based on specific intelligence input, special teams were activated. Then a joint campaign was launched by the Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and Central Reserve Police Force, with the significant assistance of intelligence agencies, was leading to end Pakistani terrorists.