Usman was killed on Saturday in a day-long encounter in the densely-populated Khanyar locality of downtown Srinagar of Jammu and Kashmir, marking the first significant gunfight in the summer capital in more than two years. The operation involved a joint effort from the local police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
Usman was killed on Saturday in a day-long encounter in the densely-populated Khanyar locality of downtown Srinagar of Jammu and Kashmir, marking the first significant gunfight in the summer capital in more than two years. The operation involved a joint effort from the local police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
Senior officials highlighted the importance of the snack in mitigating the challenge posed by stray dogs during the operation against Usman, a commander of the Pakistan-based terror organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
A major concern was the presence of stray dogs, whose barking could potentially alert the terrorist. To counter this, search teams were equipped with biscuits to soothe the dogs as they approached their target.
The officials said Usman, who was well familiar with the Valley terrain, was a significant figure in orchestrating numerous terror attacks since his initial activity in the early 2000s.
After spending some time in Pakistan, he re-entered the region around 2016-17 and was implicated in the shooting of police inspector Masroor Wani last year.
The entire deployment was done before Fajar (pre-dawn prayers), with security forces cordoning off a cluster of 30 homes. The standoff escalated when Usman — armed with an AK-47, a pistol, and numerous grenades — engaged in a fierce gunfire exchange with the security forces.