NEW DELHI, Aug 30: Bagu Khan, also known as ‘Human GPS’ responsible for at least 100 infiltration attempts, most of which were successful, was killed by the security forces on Saturday inflicting a severe blow to a major terrorist network in the Gurez sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district.
Bagu Khan, alias Samandar Chacha, has been active in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) since 1995 and was considered the biggest link to infiltration in the Kashmir valley. He had detailed knowledge of secret routes and knew his way around the difficult geographical conditions of the area, thereby becoming one of the oldest facilitators of terrorist infiltration for the last three decades, official sources said.
Bagu Khan was shot dead along with another terrorist during an infiltration attempt from the Nowshera Naar area on Saturday. Security agencies are considering the elimination of Bagu Khan as a major setback to the logistics network of terrorist organisations in the region.
The ‘Human GPS’ held enormous importance among terror groups due to his extensive knowledge of the valley. Despite being a Hizbul commander, he helped almost every terrorist organisation to infiltrate from Gurez and the surrounding sectors. This came after two terrorists were killed as security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Gurez sector of Jammu and on Thursday.
“Based on intelligence provided by Jammu and Kashmir Police regarding likely infiltration attempt, a joint operation was launched by Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police in Gurez Sector,” said the Indian Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps. The Army said alert troops spotted suspicious activity and challenged the intruders, which resulted in the terrorists opening indiscriminate firing.
A high-security alert was sounded across Bihar on Thursday following inputs suggesting that three terrorists from Pakistan have entered the state through Nepal. The Bihar Police headquarters issued an alert to all district police units and released the names and photographs of terrorists affiliated with the Jaish-e-Mohammed. It is suspected that they entered Bihar through Araria after crossing over from Nepal.
(Manas Dasgupta)