India News: India's Operation Sindoor has led to the neutralization of top Jaish-e-Mohammad leader Abdul Rauf Azhar , a critical figure in terrorist activities linked to major attacks including the ... In a massive achievement, India neutralised Abdul Rauf Azhar — operational head of Jaish-e-Mohammed and mastermind of IC-814 hijacking, in Operation Sindoor in Pakistan’s Punjab province, officials said on Thursday. In the Punjab province, the Indian armed forces carried out strikes in ... Abdul 's role in orchestrating the IC-814 hijacking directly facilitated the release of Omar Saeed Sheikh, a key Al-Qaeda operative who went on to kidnap and murder Daniel Pearl, say reports. Abdul Rauf Azhar had orchestrated the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight IC-814 in 1999, which led to the release of several militants including his brother Masood Azhar and Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh.
