50 Militants Killed In Jammu & Kashmir In 2021; 18 During Covid-19 Lockdown
18 militants had been killed throughout the lockdown within the union territory since March 14. As many as 9 civilians had been killed by the militants throughout this 12 months.
On January 25, three militants, together with JeM self-styled Kashmir chief Qari Yasir, had been killed whereas three troopers had been injured in a gunfight between govt forces and militants within the Tral space of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, he mentioned.
On January 23, one other high militant commander Abu Saifullah alias Abu Qasim, an affiliate of Yasir, was killed within the Khrew space of Pulwama district, the official mentioned.
On April 9, high Jaish-e-Mohammed commander Sajad Nawab Dar was killed by govt forces in Sopore in Baramulla district in north Kashmir, he mentioned.
A high Hizbul Mujahideen ‘commander’ Haroon Wani was killed in a fierce gunfight with the government forces within the Gundana space of Doda in Jammu and Kashmir on January 15, he mentioned.
Giving additional particulars, the officer mentioned 18 militants had been killed throughout the lockdown within the union territory since March 14. As many as 9 civilians had been killed by the militants throughout this 12 months, he mentioned.
Apart from, seventeen govt drive personnel had been killed throughout the identical interval, which incorporates 13 forces personnel, three Particular Cops (SPOs) and one policeman, he added.
As many as 160 militants had been killed and 102 arrested in Jammu and Kashmir in 2019, Director Common of Police Dilbag Singh had mentioned earlier.