Unknown event in Jammu & Kashmir, Gasu area under Zakoora Police Station in Srinagar area, India on Fri 1st April 2022

Another operation was carried out by Police, CRPF along with Army in Gasu area under Zakoora Police Station in Srinagar. During the operation, one foreign militant, identified as Hafiz Hamza of Pakistan, linked with LeT was neutralized. Kashmir Inspector General of Police (IGP) Vijay Kumar while interacting with media persons after the twin shootouts said that slain Hamza was "involved in several terror crimes including recent killing of two Policemen at Gulshan Chowk of Bandipora District on December 10, 2021 and after this terror crime, he shifted to Harwan area of Srinagar due to frequent cordon & search operations in Bandipora area". "He was also involved in killing of a CRPF personnel at Hajin Bandipora, killing of a civilian namely Nadif Hanief Khan of Bilal Colony Soura in Buchpora, " IGP said.