Jammu: Brief crossfire ensued between Jammu Sinai and Poonch districts of Kashmir security forces and terrorist Official sources said he was believed to be the perpetrator behind the lethal attack on an Indian Air Force convoy that occurred on May 4 where Corporal Vikki Pahad lost his life while four others sustained injuries. The search for the hunter has entered its seventh day.
Former Pakistan Army SSG Commando Turned Lashkar-e-Taiba Operative Illiyas Fauji and other two terrorists, Pakistani Abu Hamza and Handoon were previously discerned as being the masterminds of this attack. “Ilyas Faji was the mastermind of this attack. Terrorist Habibullah Malik alias Sajid Jutt was also involved and operating in Pakistan,” one An official source said on Thursday.
CCTV recording Three more were apprehended from there. The police are tracking down a Pakistani terrorist because they feel his identity holds key to his guiltiness. Information obtained indicates that Pakistan is using drones to ferry weapons and ammunition to terrorists. “Pakistani armed drones were shot down in Poonch and Rajouri,” an official revealed.
After the ambush near Shahsitar (between Surankote and Mendhar in Poonch) on May 4, the Army, J&K Police and CRPF jointly launched an intensive cordon and search operation with aerial surveillance and sniffer dogs to plug potential escape route and traced the terrorists believed to be hiding in entire Surankote-Poonch area (Shahsitar, Gursai, Sanai, Lasana & Sheendara tops of Surankote belt & adjoining areas of Poonch district) for about 20 kilometers.
A sketch showing features of Handu’s face together with a prize of Rs 20 lakh for any information leading to their arrest has been presented by sources. It is alleged that 26 individuals, who are suspected to have facilitated terrorists were detained.
