The residences of 4 suspected terrorists have been demolished by safety personnel in South Kashmir within the wake of the Pahalgam terror assault that claimed 26 lives, folks conscious of the matter mentioned on Saturday.
After the Pahalgam killings, forces have launched search operations within the homes of militants who’re lively in south Kashmir’s completely different districts.
The home of Shahid Ahmed Kuttey was demolished in Shopian’s Chotipora village by the safety forces throughout the night time, whereas the home of one other lively militant Zakir was destroyed at Kulgam. Late final night time, the safety forces had additionally demolished the home of Ahsan ul Haq Sheikh in Muran, Pulwama. Police sources mentioned that he had gone to Pakistan in 2018 and infiltrated into the Valley just lately.
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One other home was blasted in Kalaroos in Kupwara in the present day night. The home belonged to Farooq Teewda who has crossed to Pakistan and by no means returned. He had crossed to Pakistan in early 90s
Police sources mentioned at present 16 to 18 native militants are at present lively within the Valley and related to completely different terror teams.
On Thursday night time homes of households of two Kashmiri militants alleged to be concerned in an assault on vacationers in Pahalgam have been destroyed in explosions throughout the night time.
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The houses of LeT militants Adil Hussain Thokar at Bijbehara, Anantnag, and Asif Sheikh at Tral, Pulwama, suffered extreme injury as a consequence of blasts throughout the night time.
Whereas the officers mentioned safety forces have been conducting searches at Asif Sheikh’s home when the explosives already stored inside the homes went off, the relations alleged that the forces planted the explosives.
A sister of Asif Sheikh advised the media that every one her relations have been being known as to the police station for the previous 4 days. The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday revealed the sketches and names of terrorists concerned within the April 22 terror assault in Pahalgam by which 26 civilians, principally vacationers, have been killed.
The attackers have been recognized as Adil Hussain Thoker (resident of Anantnag) and overseas terrorists Hashim Musa alias Suleiman, and Ali Bhai alias Talha Bhai. The police have additionally introduced a ₹20 lakh reward for offering the whereabouts of the absconding terrorists. Police sources are actually additionally figuring out Asif Sheikh as one among the many 5 attackers.
Whereas Adil Thoker infiltrated into Pakistan in 2018 and returned to the union territory final yr, Asif Sheikh’s household mentioned that he went lacking some three years in the past.