LeT’s Pahalgam mastermind ‘Moosa’ turned to Ayurveda to heal bullet wounds in hideout

LeT’s Moosa used honey to treat bullet wounds while hiding in J&K forests

NEW DELHI: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Mohammad Asif, alias Hashim Moosa, used pure honey to treat bullet wounds while hiding in the forests of Jammu and Kashmir, news agency PTI reported citing officials on Sunday.Moosa, described by officials as one of the masterminds of the 2025 Pahalgam terror attack and the LeT’s chief operational commander in the region, was killed by the Army in a high-altitude operation in Yousmarg, Budgam, earlier this week. He was also believed to be a former commando of Pakistan army’s Special Services Group (SSG).

Unable to access medical care because of the security cordon, Moosa allegedly applied honey to his wounds.Officials said photographs of his honey-treated injuries were recovered from Yasir’s phone after he was killed in Yousmarg in September.The images were reportedly sent to handlers in Pakistan, who instructed that pure honey be arranged to aid Moosa’s recovery.Officials said Moosa was injured during an encounter in the Dorimal-Gambhir Moghla area of Rajouri during ‘Operation Sheruwali’.The operation lasted more than 45 days as security forces searched for Moosa and his associate Yasir, who were hiding in the Poonch-Rajouri forests.