Pulwama attack mastermind Abdul Rasheed Ghazi killed by security forces in Kashmir
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Kamran alias Ghazi Rasheed was the mastermind of the Pulwama terror attack that killed at least 40 CRPF jawans and critically injured many.
New Delhi, 18 Feb: The mastermind of the Pulwama terror attack on a CRPF convoy has reportedly been killed in an encounter with security forces in Pinglan area of Pulwama district in South Kashmir on Monday. Another Jaish terrorist was also killed.
Kamran alias Ghazi Rasheed was the mastermind of the Pulwama terror attack which took place on February 14.
Four army men, including a Major, were also killed in the encounter that started in the early hours of the day. According to reports, a civilian was also killed.
The gunfight started late on Sunday after security forces, including the Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Special Operations Group (SOG) of the state police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), surrounded the village following a tip off that Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militants -- the same group that carried out the February 14 attack leaving a toll 40 troopers -- were hiding in the area.
"As the cordon was tightened, the holed-up militants fired triggering the gunfight. Firing exchanges have again started at the encounter site," the police added.
Forty Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday when a Jaish-e-Mohammed suicide bomber rammed a vehicle carrying over 100 kg of explosives into their bus in Pulwama district. It was the worst-ever attack in Jammu and Kashmir since militancy erupted in the state in1989.