Top Lashkar Terrorist Linked to 3 Major Attacks in India Killed in Pakistan

Saifullah Khalid, a top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative responsible for several high-profile terrorist attacks in India, was killed in Pakistan's Sindh province, according to sources speaking with India Today TV on Sunday. He was reportedly attacked by unknown assailants.

Khalid was behind three major attacks: the 2005 Indian Science Congress (ISC) bombing in Bangalore, the 2006 assault on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) headquarters in Nagpur, and the 2008 attack on a CRPF camp in Rampur. Khalid had lived in Nepal for several years, operating under the alias “Vinode Kumar,” using a false identity and even marrying a local woman named Nagma Banu.

Khalid is thought to have strong involvement in organizing operations for LeT, primarily handling recruitment and logistics, all while staying under the radar. He later moved to Matli, in the Badin district of Sindh, where he continued his work for Lashkar-e-Taiba and its front organization, Jamaat-ud-Dawa. His focus there was primarily on recruitment and raising funds for terror activities.

In a separate development, three more Lashkar terrorists, including ‘Operations Commander’ Shahid Kuttay, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian, south Kashmir, last week. Kuttay, along with Adnan Shafi and Ahsan ul Haq Sheikh, was involved in recruitment and attacks in the region. Security forces recovered two AK-series rifles, grenades, and other ammunition from their possession. Kuttay had been notorious for misleading young recruits and causing harm to many innocent civilians in the area, according to official reports.