Second Pakistani terrorist caught alive in Jammu and Kashmir

The terrorist was identified as Sajjad alias Abu Ubadullah, 22, a resident of Muzaffargarh district of Balochistan, Pakistan, a senior police official said.

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Pakistani terrorist Sajjad Ahmad alias Javed Ahmed
Pakistani terrorist Sajjad Ahmad alias Javed Ahmed who was captured alive by the army in an encounter in Rafiabad area of Baramulla district on Thursday. PTI Photo.

A Pakistani terrorist was caught alive on Thursday following an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir. The captured terrorist is believed to be among the four terrorists who infiltrated through the Uri sector.

The terrorist was identified as Sajjad alias Abu Ubadullah, 22, a resident of Muzaffargarh district of Balochistan, Pakistan, a senior police official said.

Sajjad was caught a little over three weeks after Pakistani terrorist Naveed was arrested on August 5 following a terror attack on BSF troopers on the Jammu-Srinagar highway. Naveed had taken three people hostage who overpowered him. It was not immediately known how Sajjad was caught.

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The gunfight started on Wednesday afternoon after the army intercepted a group of militants in Toot Mar Gali of Nowgam sector in Kupwara. They had sneaked into India from Pakistan. Three separatist guerrillas were killed by the security forces on Thursday. "The gunbattle is still going on," a senior police officer said.

The militants managed to break the cordon after being challenged by the army, triggering a gunfight on Wednesday on the Indian side of the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan.

This is the second capture of a Pakistani terrorist after Mohammad Naved was caught earlier this month following an attack on a BSF convoy in Udhampur.