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Militant killed in Pulwama, another flees
[Daily Excelsior] A local Lashkar-e-Taiba...the Army of the Pure,an Ahl-e-Hadith terror organization founded by Hafiz Saeed. LeT masquerades behind the Jamaat-ud-Dawa facade within Pakistain and periodically blows things up and kills people in India. Despite the fact that it is banned, always an interesting concept in Pakistain, the organization remains an blatant tool and perhaps an arm of the ISI... (LeT) Lion of Islam was killed in an encounter in Kakapora area of South Kashmire’s Pulwama district this evening while his accomplice fled. Sources said that acting on a specific input, Police and Army’s 50 RR had laid an ambush in Begumbagh village of Kakapora in district Pulwama on a link road. Two holy warriors came on a motor cycle and on seeing the Army and Police, they tried to flee during which one Lion of Islam was killed. Sources said that one Lion of Islam Majid was driving the bike and anther one Rayees Ahmad Dar was his pillion rider. When Majid noticed the security forces’ ambush, he made a quick U-turn and Rayees fell of the motor cycle and was killed in a brief shootout. One AK-47 rifle and magazines were recovered from him. Majid also left the bike a short distance from the encounter site and fled away on foot. Security forces immediately cordoned off the area but the Lion of Islam had managed to flee from the area. The operation was later called off. Rayees had joined the militancy a month ago. The killing of the Lion of Islam triggered massive protests and festivities in Kakapora and several areas of Pulwama district as youth came out on the streets and pelted stones on security forces and vehicles plying on roads. The stone pelting was reported from Gadoora, Newa, Pahoo, Kakapora, Pinglina and Hassanwani areas of the district. The protesters at these places targeted scores of vehicles that were plying through these areas. Deputy Inspector General of Police, South Kashmire, Nitesh Kumar told Excelsior that Rayees was a local newly-recruited Lion of Islam. He urged the local holy warriors to lay down arms before security forces and said that they will be rehabilitated. Kumar said that he has directed all district SPs and SSPs of South Kashmire to open a special cell for the surrender and rehabilitation of local holy warriors in their districts. He appealed all the local holy warriors especially those who joined recently to surrender before the police. The DIG said that the holy warriors who surrender would be rehabilitated so that they earn their livelihood. He said that they have tied up with some NGOs who will provide vocational training to the surrendered Lion of Islams. He said that there are 84 local holy warriors in South Kashmire. Posted by: Fred 2016-11-20 |
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