Summary:
Srinagar, Dec 1 (PTI) The Army secured a major breakthrough on Wednesday when it killed Yasir Parray, an IED expert of the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed terror group, and a foreign militant in South Kashmir"s Pulwama district, officials said.
The nerve-wracking operation began at Parray"s home village, Qasabyar, at 11 pm on Tuesday after the Army received an input from police about presence of terrorists in the locality.
Col A K Singh, Commanding Officer of the 44 Rashtriya Rifles, led the operation and ensured that there was no collateral damage, the officials said.
The presence of two terrorists was confirmed at 3 am as they were hiding in a cavity created between the roof and the top floor, they said.
Parray, a Category A terrorist carrying a cash reward, was behind the IED blast on the multi-vehicle patrol of the 44 Rashtriya Rifles in June, 2019, when it was moving on the Arihal-Pulwama road.
Two soldiers were killed and 17 were injured in the incident.