One of the oldest surviving top commanders of pro-Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist outfit, Mehrazuddin Halwai alias Ubaid, also a contemporary of HM's poster boy Burhan Wani, was neutralised by the joint team of security forces in Handwara area of North Kashmir's Kupwara district early Wednesday morning.
According to police, the HM commander was a diploma holder in computer application and was chiefly responsible for misusing social media & new methods of communication for terrorism.
He was also instrumental in motivating and recruitment of youth into terrorist ranks besides raising funds for promotion of terrorist
activities.
In a tweet Kashmir Zone police said, “A contemporary of HM’s notorious terrorist Burhan Wani. While Burhan was engaged in a series of civilian/security forces killings in South Kashmir, Mehrazuddin Halwai was involved in killing of civilians/SFs in NorthKashmir”. He was active in the area since 2012
According to a police spokesman, Mehrazuddin Halwai was caught by a police team, deployed on Covid enforcement appropriate behaviour, in a very dramatic sequence of events.
During the routine checking of vehicles at a security checkpoint in Handwara a pedestrian was behaving in a very suspicious manner. After he was tactfully apprehended by the joint naka party he was shifted to a nearby police post for questioning. During questioning, he identified himself as Mehraj-ud-din Halwai @Ubaid Son of Abdul Khaliq resident of Khushal Mattoo Sopore, an active terrorist commander of proscribed terror outfit HM.
Police spokesman said, “on his disclosure multiple CASOs were launched by Handwara Police, Army, CRPF and SSB in which at village area Pazipora Renan Kralgund Handwara, when CASO was started, the said terrorist tried to pinpoint the location where he had kept his arms and ammunition”.
“Upon reaching the disclosed hideout location, the said terrorist picked up his hidden AK-47 rifle and started firing indiscriminately upon the joint search party which led to an encounter. In the ensuing firefight the said terrorist got killed”.
According to police, “Incriminating material, arms & ammunition including one Ak-47, 04 Magazines, Power bank, blanket, medicines, etc were recovered from the said hideout (encounter site)”.
As per police records, the said terrorist was a categorized A++ terrorist and was group commander of proscribed terror outfit HM. He was active since 2012 and was involved in several killings in north Kashmir.
“He had a long terror crime history including attacks on Police/SFs and civilian atrocities. He was involved in killing of SPO Mudasir Ahmad Dar of Untoo Hamam Sopore on 28-07-2013, attack on Sarpanch Khazir Mohd Parray of Krankshivan on 26-07-2013, killing of Sarpanch Habib Ullah Mir of Goripora Bomai, attack on Panch Mst Zoona Begum of Hardshiva Sopore, attack on police party at Hygam Sopore along with his associates on 26-04-2013, in which 04 policemen got killed besides, decamped with three weapons of the killed policemen, killing of Hurriyat activists Sheikh Altaf-ur-Rehman of Iqbal Nagar Sopore & Khursheed Ahamd Bhat of Bomai Sopore, killing of ex-terrorists Mehraj-ud-Din Dar of Badambagh Sopore & Aijaz Ahmad Reshi of Mundji Sopore.
Besides, he was involved in attacks on various establishments including the attack on Hotel Heemal Srinagar”, the police spokesman added.