...the
Army of the Pure,an Ahl-e-Hadith terror organization founded by Hafiz Saeed. LeT masquerades behind the Jamaat-ud-Dawa facade within Pakistain and periodically blows things up and kills people in India. Despite the fact that it is
banned, always an interesting concept in Pakistain, the organization remains an blatant tool and perhaps an arm of the ISI...
in Bandipora and was wanted for his involvement in several cases, including civilian atrocities.
A Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist was among the two killed by security forces during an overnight encounter in north Kashmir
...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there....
’s Bandipora district, officials said on Monday.
Talha, a Pak national, was killed during an encounter that started in Labdara village of Bandipora on Sunday afternoon, following a tip-off about the presence of three holy warriors in the area. While one terrorist was killed on Sunday, another was killed early on Monday, they said.
"During the search operation, the three opened fire on the forces, triggering the encounter, which continued through the night and ended today (Monday)," said a police officer.
"The two hiding in a house were killed in the encounter and the operation has ended," he said.
As per the police records, Talha was operating as a commander of the proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba in Bandipora and was wanted for his involvement in several cases, including civilian atrocities.
Police have also recovered incriminating material, including goods bearing Pak marks and weapons from his possession, said an official.
Since August 5, when the Centre nullified Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, security forces have killed at least nine holy warriors in the Valley. On October 16, three local LeT bad boyz were potted in Anantnag.
On October 8, two LeT bad boyz were potted in an operation by security forces in Pulwama.
At least two snuffies were killed in an operation which continued for several days after first contact with snuffies on September 28 at Khor Pathri area of Ganderbal in central Kashmir. Police said the two were "most probably infiltrators". On September 11, security forces claimed to have killed a holy warrior who was alleged to be involved in the attack on a fruit trader of Sopore. A holy warrior was killed in a shootout in Baramulla on August 21.
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