Police said Dar and two other militants, Tariq Ahmed Sheikh alias Mufti Waqas and Shariq Ahmad Nengroo, were killed in the gunbattle. (File)Hizbul Mujahideen's Lateef Ahmad Dar alias Tiger, the only survivor among 11 militants who appeared in a 2015 group photograph that included their commander Burhan Wani, was among three militants shot dead Friday in a gunbattle with security forces in Shopian district of south Kashmir.
Police said a soldier sustained gunshot injuries and was being treated. Health department officials said 40 civilians were injured as youth hurled stones and clashed with security personnel who had to use force to break up the protest. While one had a bullet injury, seven with pellet injuries were taken to Srinagar for treatment.
Police said Dar and two other militants, Tariq Ahmed Sheikh alias Mufti Waqas and Shariq Ahmad Nengroo, were killed in the gunbattle.
IGP Kashmir S P Pani said: “He (Dar) was one of the the oldest surviving terrorists in the area. And Tariq had been instrumental in recruiting people. This was a very good operation.”
Dar was from Dogripora in Pulwama district while Tariq and Shariq were residents of Shopian district.
Dar was one of 11 militants in a group photograph uploaded on social media by militant commander Burhan Wani, a year before he was killed in July 2016. Barring Dar and Tariq Pandit (he was arrested by police), all others had been killed by security forces in different encounters.
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