Intensifying counter terrorist operations, a joint team of security forces eliminated three terrorists including a close relative of Adil Dar, suicide bomber who had rammed his four wheeler against the CRPF convoy near Lethpora in South Kashmir's Pulwama district killing 40 CRPF jawans, in two seprarate enclounters in Kulgam and Srinagar on Friday. So far 133 terrorists including several top commanders have been neutralized across Kashmir valley in different operations.
After the encounter Jammu and Kashmir police claimed one of the lone terrorists killed in Bemina area of Srinagar was prepared by a terror outfit for a fidayeen attack.
According to police, the slain terrorist has been identified as Amir Riyaz of Mujahideen Gazwatul Hind, a resident of Khrew Pampore. Police also claimed he was a relative of one of the accused terrorists of Lethpora terror attack and preliminary investigation indicated that he was assigned to carry out a similar kind of fidayeen attack. Digital evidence recovered from his mobile show that he was prepared by a terror outfit for a fidayeen attack.Congratulating the security forces for these two successful operations, Inspector General of police, Kashmir range Vijay Kumar claimed the security forces have neutralized 133 terrorists including many top commanders this year.
According to a police spokesman, the first counter terrorist operation was launched by the security forces in the Chancer Chawalgam area of Kulgam late Thursday evening. In the initial gunfight one terrorist was neutralized and the second one was eliminated in the wee hours of Friday.
The slain terrorists have been identified as District commander of proscribed terror outfit HM Shiraz Ahmad @Shiraz Molvi @Abu Haris resident of Souch Kulgam and Yawar Ahmad Bhat resident of Ponipora Kulgam. The terrorists were given the opportunity to surrender but instead of paying heed they opened indiscriminate fire targeting the security forces.
As per police records, Shiraz Molvi was an A++ categorized terrorist and was active since 2016 figuring among the list of most wanted terrorists. He was also involved in recruiting innocent youth into terror ranks and in spreading a reign of terror by killing civilians as well as political workers in Devsar and Brazloo areas of Kulgam. There are 15 FIRs registered against him for several terror crimes.
The second operation was carried out in the Bemina area of Srinagar. According to a police spokesman, security forces, conducting routine checking and frisking at a checkpoint, were targeted by terrorists near Bemina Bund.
To pin down the terrorist and to avoid further collateral damage additional forces were rushed to the area to plug the escape routes
In the ensuing encounter, one terrorist of proscribed terror outfit Mujahideen Gazwatul Hind was eliminated and his body was retrieved from the site of encounter. The slain terrorist was identified as Amir Riyaz resident of Khrew Pampore.