India On 20 February 2016, 4 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists armed with AK-47 Assault rifles, UBGL, hand grenades, and explosives attacked a CRPF convoy on the main road linking Srinagar to Jammu, killing two police men and a civilian.

The militants then took refuge in the government-run multi-story "Entrepreneurship Development Institute" in Pampore.

Army and CRPF launched a joint operation with armored vehicles to evacuate 120 civilians from the building.

[4] The next day, Special Forces operatives launched a final assault against the militants held up in the EDI building.

Tushar Mahajan and Lance Naik Om Prakash from 9 Para Special Forces lost their lives on the same day.