An IED expert of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror outfit and an Afghan war veteran was eliminated along with two other terrorists by the joint teams of security forces in South Kashmir's Pulwama district on Wednesday.
The dreaded terrorist has been identified as Abdul Rehman alias Fauji Bhai, a resident of Multan in Pakistan.
He is believed to have played a key role in fabricating vehicle borne IED, detonated by the security forces last week in Pulwama. Addressing a press conference after the successful operation culminated, Inspector General of Police,Kashmir range, Vijay Kumar told reporters, “The killing of Abdul Rehman alias Fauji Bhai, a Pakistani national, is a big success for security forces. Fauji Bhai was working in Kashmir valley as an IED expert of JeM, IGP added”.
According to police records, Fauji Bhai was active in south Kashmir since 2017 and was involved in series of strikes on security forces.
According to police, Fauji Bhai had managed to gave a slip to the security forces when the IED laden car was intercepted by the security forces in Pulwama on May 28.
Referring to the series of successful anti-terrorist operations conducted in Kashmir valley, IGP said “We have had major successes this year as we have eliminated top commanders of Hizbul Mujahideen Reyaz Naikoo and poster boy Junaid Sehrai, Lashkar chief Haider in Handwara and now Fauji Baba”.
According to official sources, Fauji Bhai had infiltrated along with JeM terrorists to revive the outfit and initiate spectacular attacks on security apparatus.
Responding to another query about the presence of IED experts in Kashmir valley, IGP said there were at least two more IED experts among the Jaish ranks in Kashmir, Walid Bhai and Lambu Bhai, and the security forces were working to get them too.
When asked about the identity of two other terrorists, IGP Vijay Kumar said efforts were on to identify the other two terrorists. “If they are identified, their family will be allowed to participate in the funeral at Baramulla. We are in the process of conducting the autopsy and collecting DNA samples in case they are not identified,” he added.