Hizbul Mujahideen, a top terrorist outfit, had been eliminated in an encounter in the Handwara district, as mentioned by the police on Wednesday. Mehrazuddin alias Ubaid was one of the oldest terrorists of the terror outfit. Vijay Kumar, the Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, had said that the killing of Mehrazuddin Halwai was a big success.
The Kashmir Zone Police in a tweet had said quoting the IGP Kashmir that one of the oldest and top commanders of HM terror outfit Mehrazuddin Halwai alias Ubaid had neutralized in the Handwara encounter, he was involved in many terror crimes, and the encounter was a big success for them.
On Wednesday morning, the security forces had launched a cordon and search operation at Pazipora-Renan in the Handwara area of the district, following the information about the presence of the militants there. The police said that the operation had turned into an encounter after the security forces were fired upon by Mehrazuddin Halwai.
The police also added that Mehrazuddin Halwai had been killed in retaliatory action by the security personnel.
Mehrazuddin Halwai, the encountered terrorist, at Ubaid had joined terrorist ranks in the year 2011, he had a diploma in computer application, he was also responsible for misusing social media and new methods of communications for terrorism.
One of the oldest & top commander of HM #terror outfit Mehrazuddin Halwai @ Ubaid got neutralised in #Handwara #encounter. He was involved in several terror crimes. A big success: IGP Kashmir.@JmuKmrPolice
— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) July 7, 2021
#HandwaraEncounterUpdate:
A contemporary of HM’s notorious #terrorist Burhan Wani. While Burhan was engaged in series of civilian/SFs #killings in South Kashmir, Mehrazuddin Halwai was involved in #killing of civilians/SFs in #NorthKashmir.@JmuKmrPolice— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) July 7, 2021
