Operation Keller is a recent counter-terrorism mission launched by the Indian Army in the Keller forest area of Shopian district in Jammu and Kashmir. The operation followed precise intelligence inputs about the presence of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists hiding in the Shoekal Keller region.

Days after India’s cross-border Operation Sindoor, the Indian Army launched Operation Keller in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, killing three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists. Who were they, why was the operation significant and how does it fit into India’s broader counterterror strategy amid rising tensions with Pakistan?

An encounter broke out in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian earlier in the day during a search and cordon operation of the security forces in the area., India News News - Times Now

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