
During the night, the security forces torched the home of another active militant, Zakir, in Kulgam, and the home of shahid Ahmed Kuttey in the village of Chotipora in Shopian. The home of Ahsan ul Haq Sheikh in Muran, Pulwama, was also destroyed by the security forces late last night. According to police sources, he just infiltrated the Valley after traveling to pakistan in 2018.
This evening, another house in Kalaroos, Kupwara, was bombed. Farooq Teewda, who left for pakistan and never came back, owned the residence. In the early 1990s, he traveled to Pakistan.
According to police sources, 16 to 18 local militants who are affiliated with various terror organizations are actively active in the Valley.
The homes of the relatives of two Kashmiri terrorists who are suspected of taking part in an assault on tourists in pahalgam were destroyed by blasts on thursday night.
Explosions throughout the night severely damaged the residences of LeT militants Asif Sheikh in Tral, Pulwama, and adil hussain Thokar in Bijbehara, Anantnag.
The family members claimed that the security forces planted the explosives, despite the officials' claims that they were searching Asif Sheikh's home when the ones already stored there detonated.
Asif Sheikh's sister informed the reporters that for the previous four days, every member of her family had been summoned to the police station. The identities and sketches of the terrorists engaged in the april 22 terror assault in pahalgam, which claimed the lives of 26 civilians, primarily tourists, were made public by the kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>jammu and kashmir police on Thursday.
Adil Hussain Thoker, a resident of Anantnag, and foreign terrorists Hashim Musa, also known as Suleiman, and ali Bhai, also known as Talha Bhai, were identified as the assailants. Additionally, the police have offered a reward of ₹20 lakh for information on the whereabouts of the terrorists who have escaped. Asif Sheikh is now being named by police sources as one of the five assailants.
Asif Sheikh disappeared almost three years ago, according to his family, while Adil Thoker returned to the union territory last year after infiltrating pakistan in 2018.