Army Releases List of 14 Local Terrorists Active in Kashmir Amid Crackdown
Army Releases List of 14 Local Terrorists Active in Kashmir Amid Crackdown
Army Releases List of 14 Local Terrorists Active in Kashmir: Security agencies release a list of 14 local terrorists linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen in Jammu and Kashmir. Major operations were launched across Anantnag and Pulwama districts.
Terrorists will be eliminated from the valley one by one, The Army releases a list; These 14 names are on the hit list. Security agencies release the list of 14 local terrorists. In a significant development amid heightened security concerns after the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, intelligence agencies have prepared a list of 14 local terrorists active in the Union Territory.
According to sources, these individuals, aged between 20 and 40, are actively assisting foreign terrorists from Pakistan by providing them with logistics and ground support. Which terrorists’ henchmen are active in the valley?
Army Releases List of 14 Local Terrorists Active in Kashmir: Terrorists among these henchmen are included
The identified henchmen are reported to be associated with three major Pakistan-backed terror organisations. These consist of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), and Hizbul Mujahideen. Of these, 3 are associated with Hizbul Mujahideen, 8 with LeT, and 3 with JeM.
According to sources, the names of these persons are – Adil Rehman Dentu (21), Asif Ahmed Sheikh (28), Ahsan Ahmed Sheikh (23), Haris Nazir (20), Aamir Nazir Wani (20), Yawar Ahmed Bhat, Asif Ahmed Khande (24), Naseer Ahmed Wani (21), Shahid Ahmed Kute (27), Aamir Ahmed Dar, Adnan Safi Dar, Zubair Ahmed Wani (39), Haroon Rashid Ganai (32) and Zakir Ahmed Ghani (29).
Which terrorist is active where?
Dentu joined Lashkar in 2021 and is actively working as the Sopore district commander of the banned organization. Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Asif Ahmed Sheikh is the district commander of Awantipora and has been continuously involved in terrorist activities since 2022.
Ahsan Ahmed Sheikh is active in Pulwama as a Lashkar terrorist and has been continuously involved in terrorist activities since 2023. Haris Nazir is a terrorist from Pulwama and is active in Lashkar since 2023, while Aamir Nazir Wani is also an active terrorist in Pulwama associated with Jaish-e-Mohammed since 2024. Yawar Ahmed Bhat is also fully active in Pulwama and has been associated with Jaish-e-Mohammed since 2024.
Asif Ahmed Khande is a terrorist from the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, and he joined Hizbul Mujahideen in July 2015 and is currently an active member of the terrorist group, assisting Pakistani terrorists.
Naseer Ahmed Wani is also actively involved in terrorist activities as an active member of Lashkar in Shopian since 2019, and is helping Pakistani terrorists a lot.
Another active terrorist in Shopian, Shahid Ahmed Kute, is associated with Lashkar and its proxy group, The Resistance Front (TRF), since 2023. Amir Ahmed Dar is also been active in Shopian since 2023. He is working with Lashkar and plays a major role as an associate of foreign terrorists.
Adnan Safi Dar, who is another active terrorist from Shopian district, has been working jointly for Lashkar and TRF since 2024 and works to pass on information from Pakistani handlers to terrorists.
Army Releases List of 14 Local Terrorists Active in Kashmir: These are also included in the list
Zubair Ahmed Wani alias Abu Ubaida alias Usman is the main operational commander of Hizbul Mujahideen in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. He is classified as an A+ active terrorist and significantly assists other terrorists and has been involved in attacks on security forces several times since 2018.
An active Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist, Haroon Rashid Ganai from Anantnag, is on the radar of security forces. In 2018, he traveled to and received training in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).. He reportedly returned to South Kashmir recently.
However, a key terrorist, Zubair Ahmad Ganai from Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir and is affiliated with LeT and has been continuously involved in attacks on security forces and targeted killings. These local terror facilitators have been identified at a time when agencies are intensifying efforts to dismantle the support network facilitating cross-border terrorism.
Army Releases List of 14 Local Terrorists Active in Kashmir: Security forces launched operations in these areas
Security forces have launched coordinated operations across south Kashmir, especially in Anantnag and Pulwama districts, where many of the listed persons are believed to be active.
Senior officials have indicated that these names are part of a larger intelligence dossier being used to prevent further attacks in the Valley and disrupt terror logistics.
The agencies are engaged in finding links between these 14 terrorists with the five militants who attacked 26 tourists at the picturesque meadows of Baisaran near the popular tourist town of Pahalgam around 2 pm on April 22.
The release of the list of these 14 local active militants comes as investigators have zeroed in on the five militants involved in the deadly attack.
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