A TOP Hizbul Mujahideen militant commander was amongst three militants killed in a gunfight with safety forces in south Kashmir on Friday.
Police stated Mohammad Ashraf Khan alias Ashraf Molvi, one of many oldest surviving militant within the Valley, and two of his associates have been killed Friday morning within the forests of south Kashmir’s well-known vacationer vacation spot of Pahalgam.
They termed the killing of one of the needed militant commanders “on the [Amarnath] yatra route” as a serious success. “Ashraf Molvi along with two other terrorists killed. Successful operation on yatra route is a major success,” J&Okay Police stated in a tweet, quoting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar.
A resident of Kokernag in south Kashmir’s Anantnag, Khan’s title was on the checklist of the ten most-wanted militant commanders launched by the J&Okay police final 12 months. He was categorised as A++ militant in police data.
Khan, who police sources stated was in late 40s, joined Hizbul Mujahideen in 2013 and was energetic in south Kashmir for 9 years. Sources stated other than being concerned in militant assaults, he was additionally instrumental in motivating native youth to affix militant ranks.
The encounter ended within the afternoon with the killing of three militants. While police recognized one of many slain militants as Khan, they’re but to establish the identities of the opposite two killed militants.
