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Mystery deepens over the identity of third gunman killed in J&K's Anantnag

Even as the mystery deepens over the affiliation of three militants killed in Hakoora village of Anantnag on Sunday night, Zakir Musa-led Al Qaeda affiliate Ansar Gazwat-ul-Hind and Islamic State separately claimed that third unidentified militant hailed from Hyderabad, Telengana.

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Even as the mystery deepens over the affiliation of three militants killed in Hakoora village of Anantnag on Sunday night, Zakir Musa-led Al Qaeda affiliate Ansar Gazwat-ul-Hind and Islamic State separately claimed that third unidentified militant hailed from Hyderabad, Telengana.

Police, however, was quick to deny the claim saying it is yet to be proved conclusively and it will be premature to jump to conclusions.

Al Nasir, the media arm of Ansar Gazwat-ul-Hind in its bulletin identified the third militant as Mohommad Taufeeq of Hyderabad.  Other two slain were identified as Mohommad Eisa Fazili of Srinagar and Syed Owais of Anatnang.

“Responding to the call of Shariat or Martyrdom, Mohommad Tafueeq started his Jihadi journey in 2017 after making Hijrah (migration) from India’s Hyderabad city to the mountains of Kashmir and was among the first in the ranks of Ansar Gazwat-ul-Hind”, reads the Al Nasir bulletin,

Ansar Gazwat-ul-Hind posted a picture with a caption Mohommad Taufeeq with Rehan Khan (Deputy Ameer Ansar Gazwat-ul-Hind). “Mohommad Taufeeq became the first Mujadid in recent history to make Hijrah (migration) to Kashmir  and began the work of preaching. His JIhadi names were Sultan Zabul Al Hindi and Abu Zarrr Al Hindi”, said Al Nasir.

Earlier on Monday, Islamic State on its Telegram channels identified the trio as Eisa Fazili alias Abu Yahya, Syed Owais Shafi alias Abu Barra al Kashmiri and Sultan al Hyderabadi alias Abu Zarr al Hindi.

Senior Superintendent of Police, Anatnang, Altaf Ahmad Khan said it is yet to proved conclusively. “It  will be too premature to say all these things”, he said.

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