After remaining active for about 30 long years and facilitating around 100 infiltration bids, Bagu Khan, a Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist, popularly known as human GPS, recently ran out of his luck after his foot prints were tracked by the troops of the Indian army, leading to his elimination along with his accomplice in the Gurez sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district on August 28.
Soon after the anti-terrorist operation was over on Thursday, the security forces recovered an identity card and other documents confirming the identity of one of the terrorists hailing from the Muzaffarabad district of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
According to senior officers, who were part of the anti-infiltration grid in the valley, the identity card mentioned the name of Bagu Khan, a resident of Muzaffarabad tehsil of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.
According to these officers, Bagu Khan was one of the longest surviving terrorists and acted as a guide. “He knew almost all the infiltration routes of the Gurez sector at the back of his mind and remained instrumental in several successful bids since 1995”, the senior officers claimed. According to highly placed sources, Bagu Khan was one of the most sought-after terrorist guides in the region and Pakistan-based handlers relied on his expertise to push
hardcore terrorists belonging to different terrorist outfits to sneak inside the Indian territory.
The security officials in the valley claimed that Bagu Khan was also known as Samandar Chacha, as he guaranteed a successful infiltration bid through the rugged mountainous terrain.
According to the Srinagar-based Chinar Corps, “Based on intelligence provided by Jammu and Kashmir Police regarding a likely infiltration attempt, a joint operation was launched by the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police in the Gurez Sector. Troops responded with effective fire, neutralising two terrorists”. The other terrorist is also a Pakistani, sources said. However, he has not yet been identified.