An 'A+' category terrorist of proscribed terror outfitHizbul Mujahideen (HM) was on Wednesday killed in a gunfight with the securityforces in South Kashmir's Pulwama district.
He was involved in several terror crimes, includingattack on policemen guarding a minority housing camp in 2018 at Zainapora inShopian, in which four police personnel were killed.
Police said during the intervening night of 14/15December, acting on a specific input regarding the presence of a terrorist inUzrampathri village of Pulwama, a joint cordon and search operation waslaunched by the Jammu and Kashmir Police, Army's 44 RR and 182 Battalion of theCRPF.
"During the search operation, as the presence ofterrorist got ascertained, he was given repeated opportunities to surrender;however, he fired indiscriminately upon the joint search party which wasretaliated leading to an encounter," police said.
In the ensuing encounter, one terrorist of the proscribedterror outfit HM was killed and his body was retrieved from the site ofencounter. He has been identified as Feroz Ahmad Dar, a resident ofHeff-Shrimal Shopian.
"As per police records, the killed terrorist was A+categorised terrorist and was part of groups involved in several terror crimecases, including attacks on security forces and civilian atrocities.Pertinently, the killed terrorist was active since 2017 and involved in severalterror crime cases, including attack on the Minority Guard in December 2018 atZainapora resulting in martyrdom of four police personnel and looting theirservice rifles.
"He was also involved in killing of a girl, namelyIshrat Muneer, daughter of Muneer Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Dangerpora Pulwamain February 2019. He was involved in killing of a non local labour, namelyCharnajeet, son of Hans Raj, a resident of Fazila Punjab and injuring other inOctober 2019 when they were loading apple boxes in a vehicle in the Zainaporaarea of Shopian. Besides, he was also instrumental in luring the gullible youthto join terrorist ranks," police said.
Incriminating materials, arms and ammunition, includingone AK rifle along with three magazines were also recovered from hispossession. All the recovered materials have been taken into case records forfurther investigation, the police said.
Police have registered a case and investigation has beeninitiated.