A
day
ahead
of
Vice
President
Hamid
Ansari''s
visit
to
Kashmir,
a
former
militant
of
the
Hizb-ul-Mujahideen
(HM)
was
killed
while
two
of
his
accomplices
were
injured
when
an
improvised
explosive
device
(IED)
they
had
allegedly
fabricated
exploded
in
the
Lal
Bazaar
area
of
capital
Srinagar
on
June
19,
Daily
Excelsior
reported.
Firdous
Ali
Dar,
a
resident
of
the
nearby
Alasteng
area,
was
blown
up
when
the
IED
he
had
allegedly
put
together
went
off
at
a
house
at
Bhagati
Shoora
in
Lal
Bazaar
area.
The
house
owner,
Riyaz
Ahmad
Bhat,
and
another
former
HM
militant,
Ghulam
Mohammad
Ganaie,
were
injured
in
the
blast.
Three
grenades,
one
IED,
100
rounds
of
AK
47,
one
mobile
phone
and
some
burnt
Indian
currency
notes
were
recovered
from
the
spot.
The
Police
also
recovered
large
quantity
of
crackers
from
the
incident
site.
Official
sources
said
Dar
and
Ganaie,
who
were
considered
to
be
experts
in
making
of
explosives
during
their
active
time
in
subversive
activities,
might
have
been
persuaded
by
militants
back
to
militancy.
After
surrendering,
the
deceased
militant
had
reportedly
taken
up
a
job
as
an
electrician
in
the
Kashmir
University,
where
Vice
President
Hamid
Ansari
is
scheduled
to
attend
the
17th
Convocation
of
the
varsity.
In
another
incident
in
Srinagar,
a
civilian
was
killed
and
three
others
were
wounded
when
unidentified
militants
lobbed
a
grenade
at
the
crowded
Dalgate
area
near
the
tourist
hub
of
Dal
Lake
at
around
9
pm,
official
sources
said.
It
was
not
clear
as
to
what
the
target
of
the
militants
was
as
a
tourist
bus,
a
Police
van
and
paramilitary
personnel
patrolling
the
area
were
present
when
the
explosion
took
place,
official
sources
said.
No
militant
outfit
has
claimed
responsibility
for
the
attack
so
far.
Elsewhere
in
the
State,
the
Army
and
Police
on
June
19
recovered
explosive
devices
and
ammunition
including
eight
IEDs
during
a
search
operation
at
village
Folka
under
the
jurisdiction
of
Rajouri
Police
Station
in
Rajouri
District.
The
seizure
include
eight
powerful
IEDs
with
four
time
devices,
3.5
kg
explosive,
10
detonators,
two
radio
sets,
one
UBGL,
one
telephone,
90
AK
rounds
and
six
magazines. |
