Journo-turned militant missing since August killed in Srinagar encounter
23-year-old youth from Veeri area of south Kashmir's Bijbehara who had gone missing from his home in the August last year has been killed in an encounter in the Rainawari area of central Kashmir's Srinagar district.
Rayees, as per the Police had joined the militant outfit Lashkar e Taiba and was accused in to FIRs including a case of Improvised Explosive Device’ (IED) attack on security forces in Anantnag, whihc was lodged against him in the same month in which he went missing.
According to the police, Rayees joined militant ranks in August 2021. He was 'C' category militant in their list.
Speaking to The Kashmiriyat over the phone, a family member of the youth identified as Rayees Ahmed Veeri has said, "He went to the gym on Friday (August 06,2021) and said that he will return ba...