Slain Hizbul commander behind 30 civilians’ killings: Army
October 14th, 2011 - 12:30 am ICT by IANSSrinagar, Oct 13 (IANS) The army Thursday described the killing of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander, Mushtaq Khan, as a major success, saying he was responsible for 30 civilian killings.
“Mushtaq Khan alias Mushtaq Killer was responsible for 30-odd civilian killings and was active in Ganderbal district for more than ten years,” Maj. Gen. Gurdeep Singh, General Officer Commanding (GOC) Victor Force, told a media conference in north Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.
“He controlled the militant activities in the district. Six to eight militants, both foreigners and locals, are still active in Ganderbal district and Mushtaq controlled them.”
Khan and a militnat were killed in a gunfight between the guerrillas and the security forces in Gotlibagh forests of Ganderbal Wednesday. A third guerrilla, Muzaffar, was arrested.
Two AK-47 rifles, two magazines and a Chinese grenade were recovered from the slain guerrillas.
The operation against the guerrilla commander was carried out jointly by 5 Rashtriya Rifles and the Jammu and Kashmir Police after a specific tip-off about the presence of the guerrillas in the Gotlibagh forests, 30 km from Srinagar.
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