February 14
A Local Jaish e Muhammad Militant, Adil Ahmed Dar, as per a press release issued by the Militant outfit carried out the deadly attack in Lethpora area of Pampore in South Kashmir’s Pulwama District,
Adil Ahmed Dar, a resident of Gandibagh area in Kakpora area of Pulwama had joined the Militant outfit, last year, when the valley witnessed a massive surge in local recruitment.
As per official stats, more than 190 local youth were recruited last year by various Militant outfits.
The Jaish e Muhammad started gaining ground in Kashmir on New year’s eve last year when they carried a deadly attack on District Police lines in Pulwama in which nine troopers were killed.
Local boys from Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam, as ,many as thirty, joined this outfit which resurfaced in Kashmir after the killing of Burhan Wani in July 2016.
Sources informed The Kashmiriyat that Jaish e Muhammad was given the lead in Militant activities, however this lead was rolled back and Hizb took the front stage in Local Militancy.
Jaish e Muhammad, however suffered a massive damage as the nephew of its chief Azhar Masood was shot dead during an encounter in Tral hamlet of Southern Kashmir.’
Twenty six Pakistani trained Militants had also managed to sneak into the valley from the line of control that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan in 2017, However almost, all of them have been killed during encounters, as per Police officials.
The outfit is known for carrying out deadly suicide attacks and in one of the major attacks carried out after more than three years, Jaish e Muhammad struck at Lethpora Pampore.
The boy riding the car, as per CRPF officials, drove straight into the Lethpora camp and triggered a massive Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Blast, killing at least 16 CRPF men and injuring more than fourty.
Moments later, Jaish e Muhammad issued a presser, stating that Adil a Local Militant had carried out the deadly attack.