A joint team of security forces on Wednesday gunned down a dreaded terrorist of Hizbul Mujahideen in a fierce gun fight at village Tantna of Gundana tehsil in Doda district.
Sharing details of the operation DGP, Dilbagh Singh, said the dreaded terrorist killed in the operation has been identified as Haroon Abbas alias Moin-un-Islam S/o Gh. Abbas Wani R/o Furqanabad Ghat.
Singh said Haroon was active in the area for a long time and was trying to revive militancy in the region with the help of Kashmir based terrorists. DGP said, Haroon Abbas had joined the Hizbul Mujahidin outfit in the year 2018 and was operating in the area of Kishtwar/Doda along with other terrorists.
He was a part of the group of terrorists of Hizbul Mujahideen who were involved in the killing of Parihar Brothers in 2018, weapon snatching from Daleep Kumar PSO, of DC Kishtwar in 2019 and the killing of RSS functionary Chanderkant and his PSO in 2019.
DGP claimed, with the killing of Haroon and killing of Osama and his associates three months back, most of the perpetrators behind the cases of terror attacks on innocent civilians in Kishtwar and weapon snatching in that area have been eliminated.
A huge quantity of arms and ammunition including 01-AK 47 rifle, 03-Magazines 01- Chinese Grenade, 01- Radio Set and ammunition of AK47 was recovered.
The search for another terrorist hiding in the area is in progress, he added.