SAA event in Jammu and Kashmir, Pahoo area of Pulwama District area, India on Sun 24th April 2022

Three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, including their top ‘commander’ and one 17-year-old Srinagar youth, were killed in a gunfight in Pahoo area of Pulwama District on April 24, reports Daily Excelsior. A Police statement said that “in the ensuing encounter, Arif Ahmad Hazar alias Rehan, who was the deputy of LeT’s top ‘commander’ Basit, Abu Huzaifa alias Haqqani, a Pakistani terrorist and recently recruited militant Natish Wani alias Haider resident of Khanyar, Srinagar were killed”. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Vijay Kumar said that the teenager Natish Shakeel Wani of Baba Demb Khanyar, was among the killed militants. The teenager had left for afternoon Zuhr prayers on April 16 and had been missing since then. While family had issued appeal to him to return, police said he had joined militant ranks. IGP Kumar identified other militant as Arif Hazar and said that he was involved in the killing of Inspector Parvez, Sub Inspector Arshid and mobile shop owner in Srinagar. He said Rehan was recruited by Abass Sheikh and was part of killer group headed by Mehran. “After killing of Mehran, Basit became no. 1 and Rehan No. 2”, he added.