Achieving a major success; Security forces eliminate Sajjad Bhat, owner of car used for Pulwama Attack

Srinagar, June 19: The memories of the Pulwama attack still remain afresh in our minds reminding us of the heinous terror attack on our CRPF jawans. Avenging through every nook and corner, the security forces left no stones unturned in bringing the terrorists on knees pleading for life.

 

In what comes as a major news, the security forces have killed Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant Sajjad Ahmad Bhat in a counter-militancy operation in Jammu and Kashmir. It was Sajjad Ahmad Bhat, whose car was used in the deadly February 14 Pulwama attack on the CRPF convoy at Lethpora on Srinagar-Jammu highway.

 

It has been reported by the police that Sajjad Bhat and one of his associates were killed in a gunfight in Marhama area of Anantnag district. Soon after the Pulwama attack took place, NIA identified the owner of the vehicle, a Maruti Eeco car, as Sajjad Bhat, a resident of Marhama area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

Sajjad had gone missing after the attack and on February 25, his picture brandishing an AK-47 rifle was circulated on the social media. He had joined the Jaish-e-Muhammad militant group, which took responsibility for the Pulwama attack. He was given the code name ‘Afzal Guru’ and had joined a fidayeen squad.

On Tuesday morning, the security forces cordoned off a particular location near the village that he hailed from. The joint forces were working on the intelligence input about the presence of militants in the area. The vehicle used in the attack had chassis number MA3ERLF1SOO183735 and engine number G12BN164140. As per NIA probe, the car was sold to Md Jaleel Ahmed Haqani, resident of Heaven Colony, Anantnag in 2011. It subsequently exchanged hands seven times and finally reached Sajjad Bhat, son of Md Maqbool Bhat, who acquired the vehicle on February 2, 2019.