December 28
An encounter that raged between Government Forces and Militants in the Renzipora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama District ended with the killing of one local Militant.
The Militant was identified as Ishfaq Ahmad wani son of late Mohammad Yousuf wani resident of Koil village of Pulwama district who had joined the Militant outfit Lashkar e Taiba in July.
Sources told The Kashmiriyat that Ishfaq whose father was a famous Militant commander from Pulwama was killed on 31 August 1996.
The 25 year old, a post graduate in Business Administration was as a fruit businessman associated before he went missing and joined the Militant outfit Lashkar e Taiba.
After leaving home the family members tried to call him many times but his phone is continuously switched off, post which they contacted relatives, his friends but they were unable to trace him until July 28 when his gun wielding photograph appeared on the social media.
“Later we lodged a missing report at concerned Police station and we are hopeful about his return,” family member told The Kashmiriyat.
Ishfaq, a meritorious student was initially a student of Alamdar Public school at Koil, then he choose a science stream and completed his BSC from Government degree college Pulwama and later opted for Masters in Business administration.
After completing his MBA in year 2015, he joined ICICI Bank however left it after one year and started fruit business with which he was associated before he left.
“The whole village is in shock and everyone wanted him to come back, the news of his killing has shook the whole area” one of his friends told The Kashmiriyat on condition of anonymity.
“His last Facebook posts were only in praise of jihad,” he said.
Pertinently his last Facebook post is” those who fight in jihad have the right to the spoils of the conquered or Paradise if he dies”.
Pertinently Ishfaq is son of famous Militant commander Mohammad Yousuf wani, who was killed along with his two associates at Pingelan area of Pulwama district on 31 August 1996.
Ishfaq is survived by mother, step father(uncle), three brothers and one sister. Among three brothers elder one namely Aijaz Ahmad is married and is working in police department. (The Kashmiriyat)