SRINAGAR: A day after two fierce encounters ended in north Kashmir, troops killed a self-styled divisional commander of Hizbul Mujahideen Pir Panchal Regiment and his accomplice at Damhal Hanjipora in Kulgam district of South Kashmir on Thursday.
The slain militants were identified as Saddam and Saifullah alias Basharat, a self-styled deputy commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba, defence spokesman Col. Uma Mashewar said. The two were active in the region for the last 12 years, Col Uma said. Saddam had taken over as the self-styled chief commander of the outfit after the killing of Abu Dujana last year.
The two terrorists were confronted by a joint party of Special Operations Group of police and 9 Rashtriya Rifles at Damhal forest of Kulgam, about 70 km from Srinagar, during a search operation. Around 3.30 am the security personnel asked the two terrorists to surrender.
This resulted in a gunbattle which ended at 7.45 am after the two terrorists were killed by the troops, Col Uma said. Two AK rifles, six magazines and a large quantity of ammunition were recovered from them.
The killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Saddam comes a day after gunning down of two top commanders of Hizbul Mujahideen, Pasha and Mussa, at Baniyar Ajus in Bandipore district of north Kashmir. A Major and a Marine Commando were also killed.
Defence spokesman Lt Col Brar said the operation at Bandipora, where two top militant commanders were killed, was called off late Wednesday evening while the combing operations were on in the forest area of Panzla in Baramulla district where two terrorists and two soilders were killed.
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