This is the biggest operation launched by any of the security agencies in or around Chhattisgarh this year, an official said.

Indian Muslims across major cities strongly condemned the Pahalgam terror attack, wore black armbands during Friday prayers, and demanded strict action against the perpetrators.

The exchange of fire between Indian and Pakistani troops took place days after 26 people were killed in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.