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Abu Qatal
, a top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative and one of the most wanted terrorists, was gunned down by unidentified assailants in Pakistan's Jhelum Sindh on Saturday night.
He was a high-priority target for Indian security agencies, including the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Indian Army, for his involvement in the
2023 Rajouri attack
and the
2024 Reasi bus attack
, along with other deadly assaults in Jammu and Kashmir.
Who was Abu Qatal?
- A key operative of LeT, he was involved in planning and executing multiple attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.
- He was also known as Faisal Nadeem.
- Qatal had strong ties with Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind behind the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
- His terror activities date back to 2002-03 when he infiltrated India and operated in the Poonch-Rajouri region.
- He founded terror outfits like People’s Anti-Fascist Force (PAFF) and The Resistant Force (TRF) to hide LeT and Jaish-e-Mohammed’s (JeM) activities.
- Played a key role in the June 9 Reasi attack, where terrorists opened fire on a bus carrying pilgrims from Shiv Khori temple, killing nine and injuring 41.
- PAFF, one of his proxy groups, was designated a terrorist organization by ministry of home affairs on January 7, 2023.
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