Pulwama attack mastermind and attacker were local Kashmiri, planned in Tral area: Indian Army
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SEINAGAR - Jaish-e-Mohammed operative Abdul Rashid Ghazi alias Kamran, who is said to be the mastermind of the Pulwama suicide bombing, is believed to have been killed in an ongoing encounter between militants and security forces in Pinglan area in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, Zee News has reported.
At least two militants had been trapped by security forces in a house. As per sources, security forces have blasted the house in which the militants were holed up.
Security forces believe that all militants who were trapped in the house have been killed. However, their bodies are yet to be recovered.
Four soldiers, including a Major, have also been martyred in the ongoing encounter between militants and security forces in Pulwama, say sources. A civilian was also reportedly killed but there was no confirmation so far. View image on Twitter link [image: View image on Twitter] link
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Security forces had launched a cordon and search operation in Pinglan area of Pulwama district of south Kashmir on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday after receiving inputs about the presence of militants in the area. As the forces were conducting searches, the militants fired upon them, triggering off a gun battle.
In view of the attack and amid the ongoing encounter, top officials are meeting at the Home Ministry in Delhi for a high-level meeting.
Kamran is believed to have done the overall planning of the Pulwama strike in which a suicide bomber killed 40 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Kamran had been operating and moving in the Pulwama, Awantipora and Tral areas of south Kashmir. According to initial investigations, the plan for Pulwama strike was hatched in the Midoora area of Tral.
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