Nadeem Abrar, a Pakistani terrorist and top commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), was shot down by security forces on Tuesday morning, according to the Kashmir zone police. The gunfight took place at Malhoora Parimpora in Srinagar. The cops said they recovered several incriminating materials from the scene, including firearms and ammunition.
In a tweet, IGP Kashmir zone Vijay Kumar confirmed that Abrar, a Pakistani terrorist and top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander, was killed in an encounter with security forces at Malhoora Parimpora in Srinagar.
Abrar, who had been involved in several recent attacks in Kashmir on security forces and civilians, was apprehended last evening in a “big success” for the cops. Later, as the militant led security forces to his hideout in Srinagar’s Malhoora Parimpora neighbourhood, one of his accomplices fired at the group, injuring three Central Reserve Police Force personnel (CRPF).
The gunfight injured a CRPF deputy superintendent and a paramilitary force constable, according to officials. This sparked a shootout between security forces and terrorists, during which LeT commander Abrar was killed, according to cops.
Kashmir is under IGP control. On Monday, Vijay Kumar said LeT commander Nadeem Abrar Bhat alias Khalid was involved in “several killings” and that his arrest was a “big success” for the police. Bhat had been serving as the commander of Lashkar in central Kashmir since 2018, according to the police.
Former special police officer Fayaz Ahmed, his wife, and their daughter were killed at their home in the Tral area of the Pulwama district, and the LeT commander was previously linked to the killings. The unidentified terrorists involved in the attack could have belonged to Jaish-e-Mohammed, according to IGP Kumar, who visited Ahmed’s bereaved family.
According to the J&K police, LeT commander Nadeem Abrar Bhat was also involved in the March attack on the CRPF at Lawaypora. Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans were killed in the attack, and the terrorists took the rifle as well. After three terrorists were killed earlier this month, the rifle was recovered from a terrorist’s possession.
