Militant held in injured condition in Bijbehara

A militant was arrested in an injured condition on Thursdayfrom Sirhama village of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district whereanother militant was found dead last night.

Reports said that Arif Hussain Bhat of Fatehpora, Bijbehara was held with a bullet injury in his leg.

   

Another militant found dead in mysterious circumstances wasidentified as Aadil Rehman Das of Waghama village of Bijbehara. His body wasfound on a hilltop in Boomteng near Sirhama. There were conflicting versionsabout his death.

Some reports suggested that he was killed in a group clashwith LeT militants while others said he was killed during an ambush laid bysecurity forces. Aadil had joined LeT last year in July, however, he laterswitched sides to ISJK.

“There was some dispute between LeT and ISJK as the formerwanted him to return the weapon which belonged to his parent outfit (LeT),” apolice official said.

He said Aadil did not concede to the demand and was killed.

Late in the night the security forces retrieved the body.”We only heard three gunshots and then there was a lull,” a local told GreaterKashmir.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

six + nine =