SRINAGAR – Indian Army Official Aurangzeb, who was abducted in occupiedJammu and Kashmir on Thursday morning, has been killed by the militants.His body was found by a team of police and Army at Gussu village, about 10km away from Kalampora, in Pulwama district. He was shot in his head andneck.
Reacting to the killing of the jawan, former Jammu and Kashmir chiefminister Omar Abdullah tweeted, “Another piece of terrible news to add toan already horrible day. May Aurangzeb rest in peace. Allah Jannat naseebkaray(sic).”
The Army jawan, who was involved in the encounter of Hizbul Mujahideenmilitant Sameer Tiger, was a resident of Poonch. He was on his way backhome after completing his duty when he was surrounded by a group ofheavily-armed militants and taken away at gunpoint. He was travellingonboard a bus and headed towards his home when he was abducted.
As soon as the report of his getting abducted came in, the Jammu andKashmir Police launched a search for him and informed 23 Rashtriya Rifles,with which the jawan was attached.
The jawan was abducted and killed weeks after he, as part of an Army team,gunned down two dreaded Hizbul Mujahideen militant in Pulwama. Sameer AhmadBhat alias Sameer Tiger, who was the local Hizbul Mujahideen commander, waskilled in the encounter at the Drubgam village of Pulwama district in May.