Islamic State terrorist shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Srinagar
Srinagar, Sep 9: A militant, apparently belonging to Islamic State in Jammu and Kashmir (IS-JK), was shot dead by unidentified gunmen here in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said.
"An Individual was today (Saturday) killed when he was fired upon in Hazratbal area of Srinagar district. A pistol was also recovered from the spot. Consequently he was identified as Asif Nazir Dar, a resident of Panzgam area of Awantipora (in south Kashmir's Pulwama district)," a police spokesman said.
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He said the Dar was active since January 2017.
"Initially
he
had
joined
the
proscribed
terror
outfit
HM
(Hizbul
Mujahideen)
but
later
got
associated
with
the
Eisa
Fazili
group
of
terrorists,"
the
spokesman
said.
He
said
police
have
registered
a
case
in
this
regard
and
the
investigation
has
been
initiated.
The body has been handed over to the legal heirs after completion of legal formalities, the spokesman said.
Eisa Fazili alias Eisa Roohullah al Kashmiri, a son of a Kashmir University employee, hailed from Soura area of the city here was killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag in March along with two other ultras.
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Islamic State in Jammu and Kashmir (IS-JK) had owned up the three militants killed in the encounter and had earlier also taken responsibility for the attack on the police guard post at the residence of Hurriyat Conference leader Fazal Haq Qureshi in Soura area of the city which police believed was done by Fazili.
A
policeman
was
killed
in
the
attack
and
the
assailants
had
fled
with
his
service
rifle.
Earlier,
based
on
preliminary
information,
a
police
official
had
said
that
Dar
belonged
to'Ansar
Gazwat-ul-Hind'
-
an
affiliate
of
al-Qaeda
in
the
valley
led
by
Zakir
Mussa.