Security forces have killed a terrorist Bagu Khan, known as ‘Human GPS’ near the Line of Control (LOC) in Gurez sector of Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir. Bagu Khan was also known as ‘Samandar Chacha’. Officers have also received his identity card.
According to sources, Bagu Khan had been living in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) since 1995. He was active in terrorist activities for 25 years and was one of the oldest helpers of infiltration. He was involved in more than 100 infiltration incidents.
Bagu Khan was aware of all the paths of infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir and also knew how to avoid being caught. Hence he was named ‘Human GPS’. He was the most wanted terrorist of Hizbul Mujahideen on the list of security agencies.
The Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police had an encounter on August 28 with Bagu Khan during an attempt to infiltrate the Gurez sector. In this, he was killed with one of his companions. Another terrorist has not been identified. However, the bodies of both have been recovered.
Terrorists opened fire during search operation
The Indian Army had said on X that they had received intelligence about the infiltration of the terrorists. Based on this, the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police started a joint operation. During this, the terrorists started firing indiscriminately. Two terrorists were killed in retaliation.
After the Pahalgam terror attack on 22 April, 23 terrorists have been killed so far in 7 different encounters in Jammu and Kashmir. The identity of two terrorists killed today has not been revealed. Twelve out of 21 other terrorists were Pakistani citizens, while nine were local.
6 encounters in Jammu and Kashmir from 22 April to 1 August
Encounter 1: Place- Kulgam, Date- 1 to 12 August
An operation called Operation Akhhal was carried out in Kulgam, about 70 km from Srinagar. Three terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba were killed in it. They were identified as Zakir Ahmed Gani of Kulgam, Adil Rahman Dentu, resident of Sopore and Harish Dar, resident of Pulwama.
Encounter 2: Place- Poonch, Date- 30 July
Under Operation Shiv Shakti, two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were killed in Poonch sector. Both were Pakistani. His names were not made public. However, officials said they were intruders who had recently crossed the border with Pakistan -occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Encounter 3: Place- Harwan, Date- 28 July
Under Operation Mahadev, three Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were killed in Mulanar village in Harwan, Srinagar. He was identified as Suleman, Afghan and Jibran. Home Minister Amit Shah had told during a discussion on Operation Sindoor in the Lok Sabha on 29 July that the three terrorists had carried out the Pahalgam attack.
Encounter 4: Place- Pulwama, Date- 15 May
Three Jaish-e-Mohammed militants were killed in the Tral forest, about 26 km from Pulwama city. They were all residents of Tral. He was identified as Asif Ahmed Sheikh, Aamir Nazir Wani and Yawar Ahmed Bhatt.
