J&Okay: JeM commander killed in Shopian encounter

A 3-day gunfight between Jaish-e-Mohammad militants and safety forces in South Kashmir’s Shopian ended Monday with the killing of a commander of the outfit.
The web site in Rawalpora village witnessed stone pelting as folks from the world and people from adjoining villages tried to assist the militants escape—a phenomenon witnessed after a over a 12 months.
Several youths suffered firearm accidents as police and paramilitary forces used drive to disperse them. Several homes have been additionally broken.
One of the militant commander’s associates had been killed Sunday.
On Monday, as a joint workforce of J&Okay Police, the Army and paramilitary forces resumed the search operation in Rawalpora, a militant trapped within the village opened fireplace, triggering one other spherical of the battle.
“The encounter resumed in the wee hours after remaining suspended for the night hours,” the police mentioned in a press release. “As the search operation was resumed, contact with the holed up terrorists was again established and during the ensuing encounter one more terrorist was killed and his body was retrieved from the site of encounter.”
The police have recognized the slain militant as Vilayat Ahmad Lone alias Sajad Afghani, a Shopian resident. They mentioned Lone had joined militant ranks two-and-a-half years in the past.
Police mentioned Lone was a part of a militant group concerned in “executing a series of attacks on policemen, security forces and civilians”.
“Several terror crime cases were registered against him and was wanted by law for his complicity in several terror crime cases including terrorising the people so as to keep them away from Panchayat polls including blazing a Panchayat Ghar at Kanji-ullar, barging into the houses of police personnel, abducting and killing of (policemen) Nisar Ahmad, Firdous Ahmad and Kulwant Singh, attacking 34RR camp at Matribug, abducting and killing of civilian Suhail Ahmad Ganai, killing of (Special Police Officer) SPO Khusboo Jan and abducting and killing of civilian Tanveer Ahmad Dar,” the police assertion mentioned.
The operation towards the militants began Saturday night when a joint workforce cordoned off Rawalpora after receiving inputs in regards to the presence of militants there. The militant killed on Sunday was recognized as Jehangir Ahmad. An American-made M4 carbine was discovered on him.
Several homes have been additionally burnt down throughout the encounter. Since the scenario on the web site was unstable, the Kashmir Inspector General of Police (IGP) Vijay Kumar and the General Officer Commanding (GoC) Victor Force performed aerial monitoring of the operation and the legislation and order scenario.
“Both the officers have appreciated Police and security forces for the big success and conducting operation successfully without any collateral damage,” the police assertion mentioned.