The Army has confirmed that Jaish-e-Mohammed's terrorist who was a key-conspirator of the Pulwama attack has been killed in an encounter in south Kashmir Tral on Monday. Three terrorists were killed in the Pulwama Encounter. “Jaish commander Mudassar Khan was among the terrorists killed in the encounter. He was the main conspirator of the Pulwama terror attack”, said Lt Gen KJS Dhillon who is the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Srinagar-based 15 Corps. The Army has informed that in the past 21 days, 18 terrorists have been eleminated.
A news agency has reported that Mudassar Khan has been identified as the brain behind the Pulwama terror sucide attack that claimed the lives of the 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel on February 14. Twenty-three-year-old Mudassar Khan is an electrician with a graduate degree. He is resident of Pulwama and arranged the vehicle and explosives used in the Pulwama attack.
A cordon and search operation has been launched by the security forces in the area in Tral after they were tipped off about the presence of militants in the area. The operation turned into an encounter after the militants opened fire at the search party of the forces who retaliated.