LeT Qaiser Farooq Allegedly Dead: List Of 17 Terrorists Killed Since March 2022

Qaiser Farooq of Lashkar-e-Taiba has allegedly become the latest addition to the list of India's most wanted terrorists, who have been eliminated recently in countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, the United Kingdom, and Canada.

A list that has gone viral on X handle claims that 17 terrorists, inclusive of Farooq, were eliminated since March 2022. However, the list caught the users' attention when a video reportedly of CCTV footage showing the death of Lashkar-e-Taiba's Qaisar Farooq, spread rapidly on Sunday. Although the exact date and timings of the video are uncertain, the surveillance footage seems to show a man, allegedly the most wanted Lashkar terrorist, casually strolling down a street in Karachi in the midst of the crowd.

As bullet sounds echo, onlookers disperse to find shelter, during which the person thought to be Qaiser Farooq is seen collapsing. The Dawn, a Pakistani paper, confirmed a man by that name was indeed fatally wounded in Karachi. Nevertheless, there is no certainty that this Qaiser is the same as one of the most-wanted terrorists in India.

Dawn's report states that local officials suspect Qaiser was intentionally targeted. The authorities revealed that unknown armed attackers shot at both Qaiser, aged 30, and Farooq Shakir, aged 10, who were near Gulshan-e-Omar Madrasa, adjacent to the Edi Center, before escaping.

According to the report from Dawn, Irshad Ahmed Soomro, the officer in charge of the Samanabad police station, confirmed that the injured individuals were quickly rushed to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. However, Qaiser Farooq who was shot in the back, couldn't survive his injuries.

SSP Faisal Abdullah Chachar of Karachi Central implied that the lack of robbery or theft related to the victims signals a planned murder. In Pakistan, there have lately been numerous cases of India's top terrorists being eliminated in a similar manner.

Qaiser is identified as one of the founders of the prohibited terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and is linked closely with Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind behind the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai and the leader of LeT.

Shortly after reports emerged about the disappearance of Hafeez Saeed's son, the killing of Lashkar terrorist Qaiser in Karachi was announced. Kamaluddin Saeed, a son of the globally sought terrorist Hafeez Saeed, has reportedly been missing since Tuesday, September 26. He is believed to have been abducted in Peshawar by unknown individuals who were said to have arrived in a car. The ISI has not been able to locate him.

Hafiz Saeed, a Pakistani citizen and the mastermind behind the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, is an internationally recognized terrorist. He is presently serving a sentence in a prison in Pakistan.

There has been a buzz on social media about the list of those wanted by India killed in recent months. One such list was shared by a Twitter handle Megh Updates listed.

1. Zahoor Mistry, one of the hijackers of IC-814, was fatally shot in Karachi. The incident occurred in Akhtar colony, Karachi, on March 1, 2022, where two culprits on a motorcycle reportedly took Mistry's life.

2. Ripudaman Singh Malik, a suspect in the 1985 Air India bombing, was reportedly killed in a shooting incident in Surrey, Canada on July 14, 2022. Malik, who was absolved of mass murder and conspiracy related charges in 2005 for the two 1985 bombings that resulted in 331 deaths, was confirmed dead in Surrey.

3. On 19 Sep 2022, Mohammad Laal, an agent of ISI, was assassinated in Nepal. Allegedly under ISI's orders, Laal's role involved sourcing counterfeit Indian money from Pakistan and Bangladesh, which would then be funneled into India via Nepal. It's also reported that he played a supportive role in ISI's logistical operations and maintained connections with the infamous D-gang, led by Dawood Ibrahim.

4. Harvinder Singh Sandhu, also known as Rinda, a gangster, drug dealer, and arms supplier, was based in Pakistan for several years. He was implicated in the 2021 assault on Punjab Police Headquarters. He reportedly died from a suspected drug overdose on November 19, 2022, in a military hospital in Lahore.

5. On February 20, 2023, Bashir Ahmad Peer, also known as Imtiyaz Alam, a top HM Commander and one of India's most wanted terrorists, was reportedly assassinated by unidentified shooters outside a store in Rawalpindi.

7. On 26th February 2023, Syed Khalid Raza, the Al Badr Commander, was reportedly assassinated by unknown assailants in the Gulistan-e-Johar Block 7 region of Karachi, Pakistan, right outside his home.

8. Ejaz Ahmad Ahangar, an ISJK member was killed in Afghanistan. Earlier in February, it was reported that Ahanger, allegedly a jihadist commander from Kashmir and accused of spearheading an Islamic State group behind numerous suicide bombings by Indians in Kabul and Jalalabad, was suspected to have died in the southern part of Afghanistan.

9. Syed Noor Shalobar who was involved in steering terror in Kashmir, in the Bara area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, bordering Afghanistan was shot dead in Bara Khyber, Pakistan in March 2023 by unknown gunmen.

10. On May 6, 2023, Khalistan Commando Force-Panjwar group's leader, Paramjit Singh Panjwar, was assassinated in Lahore. In July 2020, India had designated Panjwar as a terrorist, as per the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

11. Avtar Singh Khanda, who expressed support for Waris Punjab De leader Amritpal Singh and was one of the alleged "masterminds" in an attack on the Indian High Commission in London, was found dead at a hospital in Birmingham on 16 June 2023.

12. Hardeep Singh Nijjar who was designated as a terrorist (under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of 1967by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in September 2020 was shot dead outside a gurdwara in British Columbia, Canada on 18 Jun 2023.

13. Sardar Hussain Arain, a member of Jamaat-ud-Dawah, passed away after being injured from gunshot wounds in Nawabshah, Sindh. He was allegedly attacked near his shop on August 1, 2023, and lost his fight for life in the hospital four days later.

14. Riyaz Ahmed aka Abu Qasim LeT Commander was shot dead inside Rawalkot mosque in PoK. Qasim, who was one of the main conspirators behind the Dhangri terror attack on January 1, was reportedly shot dead inside Al-Qudus mosque in Rawalkot on 8 September 2023.

15. Sukhdool Singh aka Sukha Duneke who fled to Canada from India on forged documents in 2017 and had seven criminal cases registered against him was shot dead in an inter-gang rivalry Winnipeg, Canada on 20th Sept 2023.

16. Ziaur Rehman, Hizubl Mujahideen leader was shot dead in Karachi in September 2023. Ziaur Rehman, a prominent cleric associated with the Lashkar-e-Taiba, was gunned down while on his routine evening walk in Karachi's Gulistan-e-Jauhar area.

17. Mufti Qaiser Farooq, LeT founding member was shot dead in Sohrab Goth, Karachi, Pakistan on September 30.