SAA event in Jammu & Kashmir, Watrina area in Bandipora District area, India on Sun 26th September 2021

Two militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), identified as Abid Rashid Dar alias Haqani and Azad Ahmed Shah, who were involved in the killing of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders were shot dead in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in Watrina area in Bandipora District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on September 26, reports Daily Excelsior. Abid Rashid Dar was a Pakistan trained militant who had crossed over the Wagah Border in April 2018 and had infiltrated back in 2019. Police said that he was involved in local militant actions and had been tasked with recruitment and running the ranks of Lashkar in North Kashmir. “Abid Rashid Dar, Azad Ahmed Shah, foreign militant Usman and Sajad alias Haider were involved in the killing of BJP leader Waseem Bari and his family. Usman and Sajad were eliminated in Kreeri on 17-09-2021. The remaining militants involved in the killing were eliminated today. With this the investigation of case FIR No 74/2019 of Police Station Bandipora stands closed. However, both militants were charge sheeted in that case earlier”, Police said. Two AK 47 rifles, one pistol and other incriminating material were seized from the encounter site.