<p>Commander of the Army's Srinagar-based 15 Corps Lieutenant General AK Bhatt on Sunday said two terrorists responsible for killing Indian Army Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz when he was visiting his family on a holiday had been eliminated in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.</p>

<p>Addressing a joint press briefing with Jammu and Kashmir Police chief S.P. Vaid, Bhatt said, "Out of the seven terrorists killed, two terrorists were involved in the killing of Indian Army Lt Ummer Fayaz."</p>

<p>"Among the militants killed are Ishfaq Malik and Rayees Thokar. They were responsible for his death," Bhatt added.</p>

<p>He further appealed the youth not to get lured by weapons and added, "Anybody who uses weapons will be dealt with in the same manner we dealt with the terrorists today."</p>

<p>Speaking to ANI, Bhatt also praised the security forces on the ground for their work.</p>

<p>"Excellent synergy has developed between the police, the Army, the CRFP and the troops on the ground. We had been looking for the terrorists who killed Lt Ummer Fayaz, today we neutralised them. All terrorists killed today were locals," he said.</p>

<p>On May 11, a bullet-riddled body of Lieutenant Fayaz was found in Shopian district of south Kashmir hours after he was abducted by militants from a wedding procession.</p>

<p>Lieutenant Fayaz, was posted with 2 Rajputana Rifles and had applied for leave to attend a cousin's wedding in Shopian.</p>

<p>The autopsy report showed marks on his body, indicating that the officer had resisted the suspected militants who had abducted him.</p>

<p>He was fired at from a close range, and the bullets had hit his head and stomach or chest region. Locals said two masked men entered the house at 8 p.m. The men asked Lt Fayaz, who was unarmed, to accompany them, and warned the family not to inform the police.</p>


Addressing a joint press briefing with Jammu and Kashmir Police chief S.P. Vaid, Bhatt said, 'Out of the seven terrorists killed, two terrorists were involved in the killing of Indian Army Lt Ummer Fayaz'

Commander of the Army's Srinagar-based 15 Corps Lieutenant General AK Bhatt on Sunday said two terrorists responsible for killing Indian Army Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz when he was visiting his family on a holiday had been eliminated in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district. Addressing a joint press briefing with Jammu and Kashmir Police chief S.P. Vaid, Bhatt said, "Out of the seven terrorists killed, two terrorists were involved in the killing of Indian Army Lt Ummer Fayaz." "Among the militants killed are Ishfaq Malik and Rayees Thokar. They were responsible for his death," Bhatt added. He further appealed the youth not to get lured by weapons and added, "Anybody who uses weapons will be dealt with in the same manner we dealt with the terrorists today." Speaking to ANI, Bhatt also praised the security forces on the ground for their work. "Excellent synergy has developed between the police, the Army, the CRFP and the troops on the ground. We had been looking for the terrorists who killed Lt Ummer Fayaz, today we neutralised them. All terrorists killed today were locals," he said. On May 11, a bullet-riddled body of Lieutenant Fayaz was found in Shopian district of south Kashmir hours after he was abducted by militants from a wedding procession. Lieutenant Fayaz, was posted with 2 Rajputana Rifles and had applied for leave to attend a cousin's wedding in Shopian. The autopsy report showed marks on his body, indicating that the officer had resisted the suspected militants who had abducted him. He was fired at from a close range, and the bullets had hit his head and stomach or chest region. Locals said two masked men entered the house at 8 p.m. The men asked Lt Fayaz, who was unarmed, to accompany them, and warned the family not to inform the police.

Terrorists behind Lt. Ummer Fayaz's killing gunned down

<p>A Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist who plotted last month&rsquo;s attack at an army camp in Sunjuwan was killed in a gun battle in south Kashmir, sources in the security forces said on Monday.</p>

<p>Mufti Waqas, the mastermind of the February 10 attack that left seven people, &nbsp;was killed in an encounter with the Army&rsquo;s 50 Rashtriya Rifles and the Jammu and Kashmir&rsquo;s Police in Pulwama&rsquo;s Lethpora.</p>

<p>Shesh Paul Vaid, the Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police, said on Twitter that the terrorist has been gunned down.</p>

<div class="ui-state-default" contenteditable="false">
<div class="twitter-block" draggable="false">
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">He was Cheif Commander of JEM in J&amp;K &amp; master mind of suicidal attacks of Sunjuwan , Lethpora , Pulwama DPL and BSF at Srinagar airport.</p>
&mdash; Shesh Paul Vaid (@spvaid) <a href="https://twitter.com/spvaid/status/970652807899549698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>
<a class="close-mark close-div" href="#" id="jqclosemark">&times;</a></div>

<p>&quot;Waqas, the operation commander of JeM, eliminated in Awantipora. He was the mastermind behind several terrorist attacks on security forces including Sunjuwan attack. Weapons &amp; incriminating materials like IED preparation material recovered. He is a foreign terrorist,&quot; said Kashmir IG SP Pani.</p>

<div class="ui-state-default" contenteditable="false">
<div class="twitter-block" draggable="false">
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Waqas, operation commander of JeM, eliminated in Awantipora. He was mastermind behind several terrorist attacks on security forces including Sunjuwan attack. Weapons &amp; incriminating materials like IED preparation material recovered. He is a foreign terrorist: SP Pani, IG Kashmir <a href="https://t.co/obVOuXHMGE">pic.twitter.com/obVOuXHMGE</a></p>
&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/970651933231996928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2018</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>
<a class="close-mark close-div" href="#" id="jqclosemark">&times;</a></div>

<p>One policeman also sustained minor injuries in the encounter and was shifted to a nearby hospital.</p>


Waqas's death is being seen as a major win in the war against the terror outfit.

A Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist who plotted last month’s attack at an army camp in Sunjuwan was killed in a gun battle in south Kashmir, sources in the security forces said on Monday. Mufti Waqas, the mastermind of the February 10 attack that left seven people, was killed in an encounter with the Army’s 50 Rashtriya Rifles and the Jammu and Kashmir’s Police in Pulwama’s Lethpora. Shesh Paul Vaid, the Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police, said on Twitter that the terrorist has been gunned down. He was Cheif Commander of JEM in J&K & master mind of suicidal attacks of Sunjuwan , Lethpora , Pulwama DPL and BSF at Srinagar airport. — Shesh Paul Vaid (@spvaid) March 5, 2018 × "Waqas, the operation commander of JeM, eliminated in Awantipora. He was the mastermind behind several terrorist attacks on security forces including Sunjuwan attack. Weapons & incriminating materials like IED preparation material recovered. He is a foreign terrorist," said Kashmir IG SP Pani. Waqas, operation commander of JeM, eliminated in Awantipora. He was mastermind behind several terrorist attacks on security forces including Sunjuwan attack. Weapons & incriminating materials like IED preparation material recovered. He is a foreign terrorist: SP Pani, IG Kashmir pic.twitter.com/obVOuXHMGE — ANI (@ANI) March 5, 2018 × One policeman also sustained minor injuries in the encounter and was shifted to a nearby hospital.

Sunjuwan terror attack mastermind Mufti Waqas killed in south Kashmir: Army

gunned-down

Gunned Down, News on Gunned Down, stories on Gunned Down, articles on Gunned Down, Gunned Down stories at Wion, Gunned Down news, Gunned Down latest news