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Jaish-e-Mohammed Operations Head Abu Khalid killed by Kashmiri Police SOG
Srinagar: In a major victory for the Indian security forces, terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operational head Abu Khalid was, on Monday, killed in an encounter which broke out early in the morning, between militants and security forces in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.Security formed a cordon and launched a search operation in Ladoora area following the inputs that militants were present in the area, a police official said. He said the search operation turned into a gunbattle when the militants opened fire on the search party. Police said the Jaish commander was killed in the encounter. Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police SP Vaid said it was a major breakthrough for the security forces as Khalid was involved in many attacks on security camps in North Kashmir. He also spearheaded Jaish operation targeting policemen in particular. "He was killed in a joint operation by the Jammu and Kashmir Police's Special Operation Group, local police, the CRPF and the Army," he said. Khalid, who is a Pakistani national, had been operational in the area for last two to three years and was also instrumental in arranging recruits for the terror outfit, police said. He had recently carried out an attack on a Special Police Officer and his seven-year-old son at Handwara, they said and added that Khalid was an A++ category top-ranking terrorist and carried a bounty of nearly Rs 7 lakh on his head. Police are also probing his role in the recent attack carried out by the Jaish-e-Mohammed on BSF battalion headquarters near high-security Srinagar airport and also the attack on the District Police Lines at Pulwama. It is expected that he was a part of the conspiracy behind these dastardly attacks, police said. Posted by: John Frum 2017-10-09 |
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