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Dreaded militant "Thool" fell into a well-laid police trap
Jammu and Kashmir Police adopted an innovative way to trap a dreaded militant of Hizbul Mujahideen in Doda district where a team of eight policemen, posing as "VVIPs", enticed him into the net. He was killed in an encounter that followed.The team led by Station House Officer of Doda Chanchal Singh had spread a word through its informers about a surprise high profile VVIP visit in Doda district on Tuesday. A vehicle breakdown was enacted as part of the police plan in Pyakul village in Gandoh area of the district, where the self-styled commander of the outfit Ghulam Hussain Wani alias "Thool" (egg) alias Shamim Shahid was believed to be in hiding. The eight-member team, in plain clothes and armed with files and concealed weapons, staged the breakdown at the village to entice the militant. "We were discussing very loudly about our plans to develop the Doda area but were keeping a bird's eye vigil about the arrival of our prize catch," an officer, who was in the police party, said. Risking their lives, it was a patient three-hour-long wait and watch for their catch till he surfaced with an intention to kidnap the "VVIP" and demand release of some of members of Hizbul Mujahideen, which has suffered a major dent in the recent past with several of its men landing in jails. "As he realised that he had walked into a trap, he tried to make a hasty retreat by firing at the police party in disguise. In the ensuing encounter he was shot dead." Wani, who rose to notoriety by indulging in several massacres of Hindus, earned the nickname of 'Thool' because of his love for eggs. Posted by: 2008-04-09 |
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