Most wanted LeT/TRF commander Basit Dar among two millitants were killed in Redwani Payeen of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district.
Inspector General of Police Kashmir V K Birdi told that most wanted Basit Dar was killed along with two other militants in a fierce gunfight with security forces. The top officer said that it is a big achievement for the forces as Basit Dar was behind many militant attacks especially in Srinagar.
Basit, a resident of Redwani’s Kulgam, who had been missing from his home since three years and joined The Resistance Front (TRF), a front organization of Lashkar-e-Taiba. NIA had Announced Rs 10 Lakh Reward For Details Leading to arrest of TRF chief Basit Ahmed Dar. Basit was also the mastermind behind the spat of civilian killings, the officer added.
Talking to reporters at the encounter site at Redwani Payeen in southern district of Kulgam, the IGP Kashmir, said that on Monday afternoon, police received a tip-off about the presence of terrorists in the area. “Police along with other security forces laid a cordon. Today morning, an intense encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces that lasted till afternoon,” the IGP said. He said that in the ensuing encounter, two terrorists were killed including the top commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba (TRF) outfit Basit Dar of Redwani, Kulgam.
“He was an A category terrorist carrying a bounty of Rs 10 lakh on his head. Basit was active since 2021. He was involved in over 18 cases including attacks on security forces and minority members in Srinagar and South Kashmir,” the IGP said.
He said that the operation concluded this afternoon but the search operation to clear the debris from explosives was still going on. Police sources said the identity of the second slain terrorist was being ascertained
