Terming the recent gunfights in north Kashmir as big sucess for government forces, Director-General of Police Dilbagh Singh on Thursday said they have eliminated the militant leadership in Kashmir valley by killing 26 top commanders during the past seven months.
Addressing a presser in Handwara, DGP Singh said that these gunfights in which four top commanders were killed are a major success for joint forces and will provide a major relief to local people in the valley.
The DGP was flanked by IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar.
“We have been successfull in breaking the leadership structure of militants in Kashmir. 26 top most commanders were killed during the last seven months in different gunfights across Kashmir valley,” he said.
Regarding the recent gunfights, DGP said, “In Kreeri Baramulla, biggest Let Commander from North Kashmir Sajad Haider, his Pakistani aide Osman and a local Anyatuallah were killed in a gunfight with forces,”he said, “There were two-three groups that were working with LeT which included Naseer, who was killed in Handwara and Sajad Haider, who was killed in Baramulla. Naseer and Haider were working closely in North Kashmir. Nasir was a sharp shooter and a dangerous militant who was trained in Pakistan. He was involved in the killing of many forces personnel, which included some CRPF men.”
DGP said Naseer was likely to carry out a big strike in north Kashmir after the killing of Sajad alias Hyder.”
He also said that forces this year saved sixteen youth from joining militancy and returned them to their families.
Regarding the probe in alleged staged gunfight in Shopian, he said” Investigation is going on in the right direction. Police is also carrying out a seperate probe in it” (KNS)
