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JeM chief Masood Azhar's nephew killed in IHK operation
[DAWN] Jaish-e-Mohammad...literally Army of Mohammad, a Pak-based Deobandi terror group founded by Maulana Masood Azhar in 2000, after he split with the Harkat-ul-Mujaheddin. In 2002 the government of Pervez Musharraf bannedthe group, which changed its name to Khaddam ul-Islam and continued doing what it had been doing before without missing a beat... (JeM) chief Masood Azhar's nephew, Talha Rashid, was allegedly killed in an encounter with security forces in India-held Kashmire's (IHK) Pulwama district on Tuesday, according to Indian media reports. Two other suspected bully boyz and an Indian soldier were also killed in the encounter in Aglar Kandi village, the reports claimed. A JeM spokesperson confirmed Rashid's death, according to Asia News International (ANI). "Three bully boyz killed during an encounter at Kandi Aglar village of Pulwama district includes nephew of Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar  ...One of the major players in Pak terrorism. In early 1994, India incarcerated him for his terrorist activities. In 1995, foreign tourists were kidnapped in Jammu and Kashmir. The kidnappers included the release of Masood Azhar among their demands. One of the hostages managed to escape but the rest were eventually killed. In 1999, he was freed by the Indian government in exchange for passengers on hijacked Indian Airlines Flight 814 that had been diverted to Kandahar. The hijackers were led by Masood Azhar's brother, Ibrahim Athar. Once he was handed over to the hijackers, they fled to Pak territory despite the fact that Islamabad had earlier stated that any of the hijackers would be jugged at the border. The Pak government had also previously indicated that Azhar would be allowed to return home since he did not face any charges there. Shortly after his release, he made a public address to an estimated 10,000 people in Karachi, firing up the rubes against America and India...and outfit's divisional commander," the JeM statement said. The bully boyz were identified as Divisional Commander Muhammad Bhai and Waseem, a resident of Pulwama's Drubgam. A civilian was also said to be injured in the encounter between Indian security forces and the krazed killers. A firefight between bully boyz and security forces broke out as personnel of the 182 and 183 battalions of India's Central Reserve Police Force, the 44 Rashtriya Rifles and IHK police were carrying out a cordon and search operation in the area. According to the Hindustan Times, a police spokesperson said the operation was conducted after receiving credible leads. "While the cordon was being laid, the bully boyz opened fire in which one army jawan and a civilian got injured," the spokesperson said. Two AK-47s and a pistol were recovered from the site of the encounter. IHK Inspector General of Police Munir Khan said it was "an excellent operation, nicely coordinated between the Jammu and Kashmire police, the army and the CRPF." "We will ask Pakistain to collect the body because they [JeM] owned it," he alleged. "The matter will be taken up through proper channels." Posted by: Fred 2017-11-08 |
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