Senior officers highlighted the significance of the snack in he operation.
Srinagar:
A profitable anti-terror operation that led to the elimination of a high-profile terrorist commander in Jammu and Kashmir was marked not solely by strategic planning but in addition by an unconventional answer — biscuits.
Usman was killed on Saturday in a day-long encounter within the densely-populated Khanyar locality of downtown Srinagar, marking the primary important gunfight in the summertime capital in additional than two years. The operation concerned a joint effort from the native police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
Senior officers highlighted the significance of the snack in mitigating the problem posed by stray canines throughout the operation towards Usman, a commander of the Pakistan-based terror organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
A major concern was the presence of stray canines, whose barking may probably alert the terrorist.
To counter this, search groups have been geared up with biscuits to assuage the canines as they approached their goal.
The officers mentioned Usman, who was properly conversant in the Valley terrain, was a major determine in orchestrating quite a few terror assaults since his preliminary exercise within the early 2000s.
After a stint in Pakistan, he infiltrated again into the area round 2016-17 and was implicated within the taking pictures of police inspector Masroor Wani final 12 months.
When intelligence indicated Usman’s presence in a residential space, a meticulous nine-hour planning part ensued to make sure the operation’s success with out collateral injury.
The total deployment was performed earlier than Fajar (pre-dawn prayers), with safety forces cordoning off a cluster of 30 houses.
The standoff escalated when Usman — armed with an AK-47, a pistol, and quite a few grenades — engaged in a fierce gunfire change with the safety forces.
During the confrontation, some grenades detonated, igniting a hearth in the home that was rapidly contained by the safety personnel to stop it from spreading to close by constructions.
After a number of hours of intense gunfire, Usman was neutralised. The encounter resulted in accidents to 4 safety personnel who’re reported to be in secure situation.
The operation represents a major victory for the forces, significantly towards The Resistance Front, a LeT offshoot that has more and more focused non-local labourers and safety personnel.
The profitable mission underscores the lengths to which the authorities will go, together with discovering distinctive and unconventional options, to make sure their operations’ security and effectiveness.
The encounter not solely marks a pivotal second in counter-terrorism efforts in Jammu and Kashmir but in addition highlights the continued challenges confronted by safety forces in sustaining peace within the area.
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