3 Terrorists Shot To Death At J&K, One Was Involved In The Murder Of Civilians.
One of the three, Mukhtar Shah from Ganderbal district, has been linked to the murder of Virendra Paswan, a native of Bihar who made his living as a street food vendor in Srinagar.
Three terrorists, at least one of whom was involved in the targeted killing of civilians at J&K during the past week, were shot and killed yesterday after an encounter that began Monday, police said.
All three were killed during a counter terrorism operation in the Shopian district; they were offered the opportunity to surrender but refused to do so, police said.
All three are believed to be members of the Resistance Front, an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba that authorities believe is behind the killing of civilians.
“.03 LeT (TRF) terrorists killed. Identification is being checked. Incriminating materials, including recovered weapons and ammunition. Search in progress. More details will follow, “police said.
One of the three, Mukhtar Shah from Ganderbal district, has been linked to the murder of Virendra Paswan, a native of Bihar who made his living as a street food vendor in Srinagar.
Police also said yesterday that another terrorist, Imtiyaz Ahmad Dar, was shot and killed in the Hajin area of Bandipore, and four of his associates were arrested.
Police have said Dar was responsible for the murder of Mohammad Shafi Lone, a Bandipore taxi driver who was among the three civilians, including Virendra Paswan, shot dead last Tuesday.
The third victim was Makhan Lal Bindroo, 70, a prominent member of the Kashmiri Pandit community and owner of a pharmacy in Srinagars Iqbal Park.
Less than 48 hours later, two more civilians, Deepak Chand and Supunder Kour, were killed, both of whom were teachers at the government upper secondary school for boys in the Srinagars Eidgah area.
On Sunday, security forces detained more than 700 people in response to the killings.
Police believe that several of the detainees have links to the banned Jamaat-e-Islami or are suspected surface workers (OGW) and come from Srinagar, Budgam or other areas in southern Kashmir.
A senior police officer told news agencies that they were detained for “breaking the chain of attacks.” The killings have sparked outrage in the already tense Kashmir Valley, with opposition leaders fiercely critical of the administration’ apparent inability to stop the attacks and locals living in fear.
Dozens of frightened Kashmiri pandit families have already fled the Valley.
On Thursday, the leader of the National Conference and former chief minister, Farooq Abdullah, told news agencies that innocent people were dying and demanded that the government re-evaluate policies.
He also asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the Valley and offer guarantees to those who live there.
The Interior Ministry has sent a team of senior officials to Kashmir to oversee operations; this was after Amit Shah held a meeting and reportedly detained local officials.
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