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LeT Commander ‘Moosa’ Turns to Ayurveda While Evading Capture in Kashmir

The alleged mastermind of the Pahalgam attack sought relief for bullet wounds using traditional Ayurvedic remedies in a remote hideout. His medical choices have exposed gaps in security coordination between health services and counter‑terrorism units.

Times of IndiaOctober 4, 20261 min read
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LeT Commander ‘Moosa’ Turns to Ayurveda While Evading Capture in Kashmir
The Strategic Consequence
In the coming year, tighter health‑security protocols will likely reduce the ability of militants to exploit traditional medicine for concealment.

The concrete rupture was the discovery of Moosa’s makeshift clinic, where herbal poultices were applied to treat shrapnel injuries sustained during a recent encounter with security forces. Underlying tension emerges from the uneasy alliance between local healers, who are often unwittingly drawn into militant networks, and intelligence agencies that lack clear protocols for medical surveillance. Downstream, the episode has prompted the Ministry of Health to issue new guidelines for reporting suspicious treatments, while the army has intensified sweeps in the region, risking civilian displacement.

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