JeM Commander Sajjad Afghani Among 2 Terrorists Eliminated In J&K
Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) commander Sajjadย Afghaniย was eliminated in theย Shopianย encounter that restarted on Monday. Police said that a total of two terrorists have been killed in the operation.
Oneย AK-47ย rifle with a UBL shell and one USA-made rifle’s M-4 carbine was recovered from the site of the encounter. Inspector-General of Police (IGP)ย Kashmirย Vijay Kumarย Monday congratulatedย Shopianย Police and security forces on eliminating Afghani.
The police said thatย Afghaniย had been involved in the recruitment of youth into terrorism. The encounter had restarted in theย Rawalporaย area ofย Jammuย and Kashmir’sย Shopianย district on Monday. It had broken out on March 13 and one terrorist was gunned down during the operation.
Theย Jammuย andย Kashmirย Police on Sunday identified the terrorist as Jahangirย Ahmad Wani, a resident of Rakh Narapora ofย Shopian, who was affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba. According to theย Shopianย Police, a joint cordon and search operation was launched on Saturday night by the police, 34 Rashtriya Rifles, and 14 Battalion of CRPF in the said area.
Jahangirย Ahmad Waniย was active since September last year and was involved in several terror crime cases including attacks on security forces and civilian atrocities.ย
ABOUT JeM ?
Jaish-e-Mohammed is a Pakistan-based Deobandi Jihadist militant Islamic terrorist Mujahideen group active in Kashmir. The group’s primary motive is to separate Kashmir from India and merge it into Pakistan. Since its inception in 2000, the group has carried out several attacks in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.ย
