Every single security personnel including jawans of the Indian Army, who laid down their lives in the line of duty this year, went down only after eliminating at least three terrorists in different anti terrorist operations across Kashmir valley.
Director General of Jammu & Kashmir Police Dilbagh Singh on Monday said, “a total number of 180 terrorists, 20 more than the previous year tally of 160 have been neutralised till date in 75 successful operations while 55 security personnel including 15 army men have sacrificed their lives in action”.
He said a total number of 19 jawans of Jammu and Kashmir police, 21 CRPF personnel and 15 Indian Army soldiers have made the supreme sacrifice so far.
On Monday, the joint team of security forces gunned down two more Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) terrorists, including a top Pakistani commander involved in targeted killing of security forces in the recent weeks. A total number of 18 terrorists have been gunned down in eight encounters in and around Srinagar only.
In the last five days the security forces have flushed out 10 terrorists in four different operations in the Sugan area of Shopian, Kulgam, Pulwama and Srinagar, he added while patting the back of the security personnel for conducting successful operations without suffering any collateral damage.
Addressing a press conference in Srinagar on Monday, Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh said, “ a total number of 10 terrorists have been neutralised in four different operations in the last five days in Kashmir valley”. He said, the top LeT Commander gunned down in Rambagh area of Srinagar on Monday has been identified as Saifullah (a Pakistani National) while his local associate has been identified as Irshad Ahmed Dar @ Abu Usama resident of Pulwama. Referring to total arrests made so far DGP said, “180 terrorists and their associates/Over ground workers have been arrested while a total number of 26 terrorists have joined the mainstream after laying down their arms before the security forces.
As per police records, the LeT Commander Saifullah infiltrated earlier this year and since the last two months had shifted his base from north to south Kashmir. He was involved in planning & executing several major terror attacks on security forces which includes killing of a CRPF officer at Chadoora on 24/09/2020 and 02 CRPF personnel at Kandizal area of Pampore on 05/10/2020. He was also part of the group involved in killing of two police personnel at Nowgam Srinagar on 14/08/2020. Besides, he was also involved in firing on convoy on 21/09/2020 in Nowgam area.