B.Tech. student-turned-militant surrenders in Pulwama district

A 22-year-old engineering student-turned-militant was satisfied to give up amid a raging encounter, which left his affiliate useless, in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday night.

A “specific tip-off” led the safety forces to encircle Saqib Akbar Waza, a B.Tech scholar of a varsity in Punjab, and his affiliate, Showker Ahmad, in a constructed up space of Noorpora village of Awantipora space in Pulwama.

The first jiffy of trade of fireplace resulted in the killing of Ahmad, a recycled militant who was skilled in Pakistan and shunned violence solely to rejoin the Hizbul Mujahideen final yr. The remaining armed militant was Waza.

“When we came to know about Waza, a local, being alive and trapped, we halted the fire at the house. A special team had already contacted the family. The parents were brought to the encounter site to have a conversation with their trapped son. We positioned ourselves patiently to ensure he surrenders,” IGP Vijay Kumar informed The Hindu.

Within 35 minutes, Waza, who was carrying a pistol and a grenade, surrendered earlier than the safety forces.

“Waza, a resident of Batagund was pursuing his B.Tech when he was reported missing on September 20 this year. His gun-toting images also surfaced online. He is the fourth youth to surrender during a live encounter this year,” IGP Kumar stated.

The J&K police and the Army, of late, have began a give up coverage for the native youth, the place dad and mom of the trapped militants are known as to the encounter website to persuade them to give up.

“We appeal to parents of recently recruited youth to persuade their sons to surrender and leave the path of violence.”

Despite the safety forces killing round 190 militants this yr, the militant recruitments haven’t proven any vital let up in the Kashmir valley.