At least 28 civilians, most of them tourists, were killed in a brutal terror attack in Baisaran, located in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The attack occurred on Tuesday (22 April) when a group of tourists had ventured into the area, turning what was meant to be a scenic visit into a deadly tragedy.
The Resistance Front, believed to be a proxy group of the banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack. However, an official confirmation from the Indian government is still awaited. The group has been linked to previous attacks in the region, and this incident highlights ongoing security challenges.
Just a day after the Pahalgam attack, an infiltration attempt was stopped by the Indian Army in the Baramulla district near Uri, along the Line of Control (LoC). According to the Chinar Corps, 2–3 unidentified terrorists tried to infiltrate through the general area of Sarjeevan at Uri Nala on Wednesday (23 April). The attempt was foiled when troops detected the movement, leading to a gunfight in which two terrorists were killed.
The army reported a heavy exchange of fire and recovered a large cache of weapons, ammunition, and other war-like stores from the scene. The operation is still ongoing. The close timing of the terror attack in Anantnag and the infiltration attempt near Uri suggests a coordinated effort to destabilize the region, putting security forces on high alert.
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