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Burhan Wani’s successor Zakir Musa killed by security forces in encounter

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Srinagar: In a major achievement, security forces gunned down Kashmir’s most wanted militant Zakir Musa on Thursday night during a joint operation with (Central Reserve Police Forces) CRPF and state police in Pulwama district.

 

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According to local police officials told media persons that Army along with police and CRPF launched a joint operation at 5 pm after they came to know about presence of Zakir Musa and his associates in Dadsar district village. As soon they reach place and surrounded area militant started firing on forces and in revert Musa was shot dead.

Soon after the encounter, uncountable number of youths reached site where Musa was killed and to stop them forces fired tear gas shells which causes clash.

 

Dared militant Zakir Musa killed by security forces during encounter:

 

The divisional administration in Kashmir snapped internet connection in south Kashmir and Srinagar localities, as he ordered closure of all schools and colleges in Kashmir on Friday. This step was taken as precautionary measure to safeguard people of Kashmir.

 

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Zakir Musa joined militancy in 2013 at age of 19-years. Earlier, he was part of Pakistani militancy group called Hizbul Mujahideen when Burhan Wani was its leader. Burhan was killed in 2016. Zakir came into popularity in 2017, when he announced his seclusion from Hizbul and form his own militancy group called Ansar-ul-Gazwat-ul-Hindi.

It is important to mention here that in past two years number of militants have been killed during Kashmir valley who tried to disturb peace in town.