Baisaran Meadow is at about 5 km from Pahalgam for that reason, have titled the meadow "Mini Switzerland." At around 2:20 in the afternoon on April 22, 2025, the tourists were ambushed by terrorists
Five armed militants in military-style uniforms started shooting indiscriminately at the passersby enjoying leisure time. At least 26 were killed- two of whom were foreigners- and more than 20 were injured
Per the accounts of the witnesses, the perpetrators separated the men from women and children and then proceeded to target non-Muslims-some were allegedly questioned on Islamic beliefs before being shot
The terrain of Baisaran provided practical impediments to any security presence with deep gorges and almost infinitely slippery paths. Emergency medical service took about 30–40 minutes
The police investigation found five suspects-two Pakistanis and two local Kashmiris, one being Adil Thoker, who was trained in Pakistan on a student visa and later helped infiltrate the attackers
After the attack, the terrorists fled into the Dachigam forest, where Indian intelligence tracked them using GPS, intercepted mobile phone conversations
On July 28, 2025, a joint security operation neutralized three terrorists in Dachigam. Authorities recovered Pakistani voter IDs, chocolate wrappers, rifles matching the weapons used, biometric data linked to Pakistan