“LeT commander Uzair Killed, body, and weapon have been recovered. one more dead body has been seen. The search operation is still on. We will search for more blind cells", J&K ADG Vijay Kumar informed.
Colonel Manpreet Singh, the CO of 19, Rashtriya Rifles, and Major Aashish D of the Indian Army were also critically injured along with DSP Bhat during the prolonged encounter. They died due to excessive loss of blood.
The terrorist arrested by the police has been identified as Arfat Yusuf, a resident of Rajpora Pulwama. Reportedly, he was planning terror activities in the valley.
Prima facie it was revealed that they were planning to revive the JKLF and hurriyat. JKLF was banned by the Indian government a month after the Pulwama attack under the anti-terror law passed in 2019.
Kashmir zone police quoted ADGP Kumar as saying that the neutralized terrorist who killed Sanjay Sharma has been identified as Aqib Mushtaq Bhat of Pulwama