In what is considered a major success for the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir, a top self-styled commander of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfit, is among the five terrorists killed in two separate encounters in Pulwama and Budgam districts of the Valley. there was one. officials said on Sunday. JeM chief Zahid Wani was active since 2017 and was involved in several killings and recruitment of youth into terrorist ranks.
Under the direct supervision of Qari Jarar and Masood Azhar’s brother Mulana Rauf Azhar, these modules were directly controlled with the support of the Sakargarh and Kotli camps.
Originally a grassroots activist of Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TUM) outfit, Wani was arrested in Srinagar in 2016 in connection with harboring two TUM terrorists Danish and Mugees belonging to Srinagar’s Parimpora.
At that time he had arranged camouflage gear for those two terrorists. Wani was also an extreme fanatic and staunch jihadi.
Speaking to reporters at a joint press conference in Pulwama, IGP Kashmir, Vijay Kumar and Army’s Victor Force GOC Major General Prashant Srivastava said that the encounter took place in Pulwama and Budgam districts of Kashmir on Saturday. Security forces had received specific information about the presence of terrorists in the Valley.
While four Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists were killed in an encounter in Naira area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama, one Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist was killed in Charar-e-Sharif area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Zahid Wani was the top commander of Jaish. His brother was involved in the Ban Plaza attack (in Jammu) and is in jail.
After the assassination of Sameer Dar, he became the district commander of Jaish-e-Mohammed. In fact, he was the Jaish chief of the entire valley. It was a good operation and I want to congratulate the security forces, Kumar told reporters.
The IGP said that 11 encounters have taken place so far this month in which 21 terrorists, including eight Pakistanis, have been killed. Complimenting the entire team of security forces for carrying out the operation in the most challenging conditions, GOC Victor Force said that the Pulwama operation was not an isolated operation but a part of a series of human intelligence-based operations, carried out in has gone. The jurisdiction of the Army’s 15 Corps in the last few months. He said Wani was one of the masterminds of various IED attacks that took place since 2017.
With this success, we have taken a very important step towards neutralizing the menace of Jaish-e-Mohammed in the region. With the neutralization of Wani, we have eliminated one of the masterminds of the various IED attacks that took place since 2017, Major General Srivastava said.
He said Wani was also involved in the widespread recruitment of young boys into the militancy. He (Wani) misled him for his untimely death and caused great pain to the families and people living in this area. GOC Victor Force said that their elimination will bring great relief to the residents of the district and indeed the entire Jammu and Kashmir.
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