A reward of Rs 10 lakh has been introduced for offering data on the terrorist. (Representational)
Rajouri:
Police on Tuesday claimed a international terrorist codenamed “Abu Hamza” of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba was concerned within the killing of a authorities worker in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district and introduced a Rs 10 lakh reward for data on him.
Mohammad Razaq (40) was killed on Monday within the Kunda Prime village of the Thanamandi space. Razaq labored within the authorities’s Social Welfare division whereas his brother Mohammad Tahir Choudhary is a soldier within the Territorial Military.
Razaq was buried within the village on Tuesday.
“Two terrorists affiliated to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) barged into the compound of a Territorial Military official within the village,” a police spokesperson mentioned.
Choudhary, nevertheless, escaped unharmed from the assault, she mentioned.
A case has been filed on the Thanamandi police station, the official mentioned and added, “An investigation has been launched to trace down every particular person concerned on this act of terror.” Credible proof has been obtained that identifies one of many assailants as a “international terrorist” with the code identify Abu Hamza, the spokesperson mentioned.
The police and safety forces deployed within the twin districts of Rajouri-Poonch are working to neutralise this group, she added.
A reward of Rs 10 lakh has been introduced for offering data on the terrorist, the police mentioned whereas releasing a poster of his likeness.
The 32-year-old terrorist was carrying a Pathani swimsuit with a brown scarf and had an orange bag. He has been working within the Shadra Sharief and the Der ki Gali areas and concerned in quite a few terror actions, the police mentioned.
“Whoever gives any data resulting in the arrest of the accused shall be rewarded Rs 10 lakh and the id of the informant might be saved secret,” the spokesperson mentioned.
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