"We do not know whether they are militants at all. We have no confirmation whether they (slain ultras) were from Jaish or they (security forces) were brought from somewhere (sic). How do they (security forces) know they are ultras (who are using Afzal Guru's name)?" Tabasum Guru, wife of Afzal Guru told dna.
Even as the 'Afzal Guru Squad' of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) is under the scanner for the attacks against India, the family of Parliament attack convict in Jammu and Kashmir are taking the reports with a pinch of salt.
"We do not know whether they are militants at all. We have no confirmation whether they (slain ultras) were from Jaish or they (security forces) were brought from somewhere (sic). How do they (security forces) know they are ultras (who are using Afzal Guru's name)?" Tabasum Guru, wife of Afzal Guru told dna.
Intelligence sources suspect that resurgent JeM have named a squad after Afzal Guru to target security forces in India. It was first exposed on November 25, when Indian army repulsed a major fidayeen (suicidal) attack on its Gorkha Rifles (GR) camp near the Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdhar and recovered bags with Afzal Guru Squad markings from the three slain Jaish-e-Mohammad militants.
The recovery of Afzal Guru Squad bags was the first indication of the revival of Jaish after years of being dormant in Jammu and Kashmir.
Afzal Guru's name also cropped up in Pathankot when Rajesh Verma, who was abducted along with Gurdaspur Superintendent of Police told reporters that the militants had told him that they wanted to avenge the death of 2001 Parliament attack convict.
Even if it was not enough, the reports from Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan revealed that the militants who attacked Indian consulate wrote on the walls of the house in which they were holed up that the strike was to avenge the death of Afzal Guru.
Founded by Moulana Masood Azhar, one of the three militants released in exchange of passengers of the Indian Airlines flight IC 814 in 1999, Jaish-e-Mohammad has been the deadliest group only second to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Security sources said there are currently eight to 10 militants of Jaish operating in the valley. Majority of them are Pakistanis who are active in the North Kashmir area.
The attack in Pathankot has prompted the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir to beef up security. Sources said counter terror gird has been streamlined with renewed focus on the activities of JeM cadres and their over ground workers.
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