Jaish Kashmir Chief Qari Yasir Who Supervised Pulwama Attack Killed In An Encounter

Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) , who was behind the February 14, 2019 attack on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in Pulwama that claimed life of 40 troopers, was killed in an encounter with the security forces at Awantipora in Pulwama on Saturday.

Lt General KJS Dhillon, 15 Corps Commander, and IG Kashmir Vijay Kumar provided this information at a press conference, here. The Corps commander said on Saturday morning, a joint operation was launched at Hari Pari Gam in Awantipora. Three soldiers received injuries in the initial encounter. They are being treated at the Army's 92 Base Hospital here.

In the final assault in afternoon, three militants -- Yasir, and Burhan and Musa (his associates) were killed. While Musa and Yasir were Pakistani terrorists, Burhan is said to be a local militant. A large quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered from them.