Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 8: A Top Pakistani Commander was among two Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists killed in a gun battle that erupted at Cheyan Devsar area of south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Sunday, police said.
Incriminating material, arms and ammunition, including one Ak-56 Rifle with four Magazines, one Pistol with a Magazine, a Universal Barrel Gun Large (UBGL), one Pouch and ID Cards of LeT were recovered from the site of encounter, they said.
Acting on specific information generated by police regarding the presence of terrorists in Cheyan Devsar area of Kulgam, Police and Army's 9 Rashtriya Rifles launched a joint cordon and search operation in the said area.
During the search operation, as the search party approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists fired indiscriminately upon the party which was effectively retaliated, leading to an encounter.
However, later on, a team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) also joined the operation.
Police said in the ensuing encounter, “two terrorists of proscribed terror outfit LeT including a Pakistani terrorist commander Haider was killed and their bodies were retrieved from the site of encounter”.
The other slain terrorist has been identified as Shahbaz Shah of Kulgam.
As per police records the killed terrorist Haider was “categorized terrorist” who was active for more than two years in North Kashmir and had recently shifted his base to South Kashmir. The killed terrorist was part of groups involved in several terror crimes, civilian atrocities and various killings including recent killings of police personnel Senior Grade Constable Mohammad Sultan and Constable Fayaz Ahmad on November 10, 2021 at Gulshan Chowk Bandipora”.
Besides, he was also involved in an attack on Naka party near Nishat Park Bandipora on February 11, 2022 in which SPO Zubair Ahmad attained martyrdom while as four security personnel got injured including three police personnel and an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of Border Security Force (BSF), police said.
They said Shahbaz Shah was a 'hybrid terrorist' and involved in the killing of a member of minority community, Satish Kumar Singh on April 13 at Kakran area of Kulgam.
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir termed this operation as a big success and congratulated the joint team for conducting successful operation and eliminating top wanted Pakistani terrorist Haider. |
