IC-814 hijacking mastermind Abdul Rauf Azhar killed in Operation Sindoor

India launched precision airstrikes under Operation Sindoor, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir in response to the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people. One of the key targets was the Jaish-e-Mohammed headquarters in Bahawalpur, where Abdul Rauf Azhar—brother of Masood Azhar and mastermind of the 1999 IC 814 hijacking—was reportedly killed.