Srinagar, Nov 12: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday identified the militant killed in a gunfight last night in Bemina area of Srinagar as Aamir Riyaz of Khrew.
A police spokesman said that Riyaz was affiliated with the Ghazwat-ul-Hind outfit and was related to one of the accused in the 2019 Pulwama car bombing.
“Terrorist killed in #Srinagar #Encounter identified as Aamir Riyaz of Khrew #Pulwama affiliated with proscribed terror outfit Mujahideen Gazwatul Hind. He was relative of one of the accused of #LethporaTerrorAttack and was assigned to carry out fidayeen attack,” he said while quoting IGP Kashmir.
#Terrorist killed in #Srinagar #Encounter identified as Aamir Riyaz of Khrew #Pulwama affiliated with proscribed terror outfit Mujahideen Gazwatul Hind. He was relative of one of the accused of #LethporaTerrorAttack and was assigned to carry out fidayeen attack: IGP Kashmir
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) November 12, 2021
Riyaz, as per an official, was killed in a brief gunfight with the security forces in Bemina area of the city last night. An AK-47 rifle was recovered from his possession, he said.