May 03
Lateef Ahmed Dar is likely among one of the Militant trapped at the site of the encounter in South Kahsmir’s Shopian district.
Officials did not confirm anything in this regard, however they said that two Militants have been killed and one is still believed to be hiding in the area.
Among the trapped Militants is also Mufti Tariq of Moolu Chitragam in Shopian district.
Lateef Ahmed Dar alias tiger son of Ghulam Hassan Dar resident of Dogripora village of South kashmir’s Pulwama district is the one who continued to elude forces for the longest time among the Burhan group whose picture first went viral on social media.
With the killing of Hizb commander Saddam Padder last year, Lateef alias Lateef Tiger, was the only surviving member of the known Burhan group’ and was an A++ militants carrying bounty of 12.5 Lakhs money on his head.
Sources said that after the death of Burhan Muzaffar wani, Lateef had become the close aide of now HM commander Riyaz Naikoo, In Burhans group, Lateef has been wrongly given name of his friend ishfaq who joined ranks with tiger however was killed with his two associates at Pangzam village of Pulwama district in year 2015.
Lateef Tiger a 12th class dropout and a carpenter by profession joined militant ranks along with his friend ishfaq in year 2014, A local sarpanch was killed and police arrested the duo as according to police both were accompanying the militants who killed sarpanch.
Both were booked under PSA and after spending few months in Kuthua, they were released a day before eid and were asked to report concerned police station after a week however after spending 3 to 4 days at home, they left home and after few days people came to know that they have joined militant ranks.
Ishfaq got killed and Lateef whose many pictures with Burhan wani, Zakir Moosa and Reyaz Naikoo went viral, Named ishfaq hameed in photograph Lateef dar alias tiger is one of most wanted militants of kashmir.
On 30 August, forces arrested his father and two brothers, on 05 September, 2018, his family and neighbours were assaulted by Government Forces.
Meanwhile shortly after the encounter, the Government has snapped mobile internet services in the entire South Kashmir region.