Only Kashmir News Desk
Srinagar, Sep 27 (Only Kashmir): The Police on Tuesday claimed to gun down the longest-surviving among the Kashmiri militants Qayoom Najar in an encounter in Lachiproa Uri, North Kashmir while he was returning back from PaK to take command of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen. Najar according to Police was involved in attacks on mobile towers and killing of some civilians affiliated with Hurriyat in 2015. In 2015 police circulated a most-wanted notice for Najar announcing a reward of Rs 10 lakh.
Najar 43, a resident of Sopore, was active in the armed struggle since the year 1999 and had joined the ranks at the age of 16. According to police Najar baptized in militancy after killing of then HM Chief Commander Ab. Majid Dar who had entered into dialogue process with Government of India in the year 2000. He was also involved in a number of IED blasts carried out by HM in North Kashmir in Sopore, Pattan, Handwara, and Baramulla.
Police said in a press release that Najar was sent by the United Jihad Council’s commander Syed Salahuddin to revive the Hizbul Mujahideen, whose commanders of north Kashmir Pervaiz Wani and Yasin Yatoo were killed recently.
“He was recalled to the base camp in Muzaffarabad in Pak-occupied-Kashmir to sort out the differences,” a police press note said.
