Month: May 2018

Militant for a day, Kashmir professor Rafi Bhat leaves friends and family shocked

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32-year-old Mohammad Rafi Bhat is believed to have joined the Hizbul Mujahideen on Friday afternoon. He was killed in an encounter in Shopian along with four other militants on Sunday morning. The death of Kashmir University teacher Mohammad Rafi Bhat in a gunfight with security forces on Sunday has left his family, friends and students shocked and at a loss to explain his decision to join militant ranks. The 32-year-old’s stint with militancy was perhaps the shortest in the Valley – he is believed to have joined the Hizbul Mujahideen…

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‘Burhan Gang’ almost busted in last 3 Years

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Nine militants stand eliminated, one still alive, another gave up arms in 2016 Slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani’s famous group photo had 11 militants in it. Three years down the line, only one ultra from the group is alive, the rest have been neutralised. With the killing of Hizb commander Saddam Padder, now only Anees, alias Lateef Tiger, survives and remains active from the infamous ‘Burhan gang’. In a photograph that went viral on social media in June 2015, 11 local militants had posed along with arms and ammunition,…

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#BloodBath: 5 Militants, 5 Civilians killed, 120 Injured in Shopian gunfight

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5 militants, 5 civilians killed in Shopian gunfight and protests Over 120 injured in clashes with forces Soldiers came twice before getting the militants third time Valley observes shutdown against killings on Saturday Educational institutions closed for Monday KU, IUST defer exams scheduled today Before the government forces got their biggest catch since Burhan Wani’s death at the break of dawn on Sunday the search parties had twice returned disappointed from Bhat house. But the five rebels were not lucky the third time. A joint team of Army and police’s…

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