00:00Some more news coming in. Big win for Indian forces as Lashkar-e-Toybhaka commander Musa has been killed in
00:06an encounter in Badgam in Jammu and Kashmir.
00:09So potential, a big attack has been averted by the forces and the forces have gunned down Pakistan terrorist Musa,
00:18Musa Park Special Forces Commando.
00:21And according to sources in the security apparatus, Hashim Musa was a retired trained SSG commander of Pakistan Special Forces
00:30and was sent along with a group of highly trained Lashkar terrorists to operate from jungles.
00:36He, along with his group, was specifically trained for forest survival, shoot and scoot attacks against security forces.
00:43With the killing of Musa, the complete group has been wiped off as he was the last surviving member.
00:50My colleague Amir Farid is now joining us with more details on this.
00:53Amir, give us more details about this encounter in which Musa has been killed and we are learning that he
00:59was also the last member of the entire group in that particular jungle.
01:06That's right, Anjali. In fact, the last three years he has been operational in the Peer Panchal area.
01:12Initially, he was active on the other side in Punch Rajuri forest area and then slipped to this side.
01:18And from the last some time, according to sources in the security apparatus, was swiftly changing positions in the use
01:24mark higher reaches.
01:26Now, if you remember, 5th of September, his accomplice by the name of Piyasar was killed almost in the same
01:31vicinity, larger area.
01:32And then the security forces focused their attention on him.
01:36Now, from the last some time, he was lying low.
01:39Our sources say probably he was acting as a sleeper asset and waiting for instructions from his handlers on the
01:45other side on how he needs to proceed from here on, what kind of attack, if any, he was planning.
01:51But before he could do that, the security forces got this credible intel input about his presence.
01:57The Gurwet Kallan area of larger U-smug area in Badkam was cordoned off late last night in the very
02:04first first-door exchange of fire.
02:06He was gunned down and now his body has been recovered.
02:09Arms and ammunition have also been recovered from the location.
02:11And as is the SOP, the area is being scanned because there are inputs that could be more in the
02:17area and the security forces are searching for them.
02:21Now, further on, Musa, he is said to be a retired SSG commander.
02:27Now, these are special forces of the Pakistan Army.
02:29He was sent along with a very highly trained Lashkar group two, three years back into this side to carry
02:36out specific shoot-and-scoot attacks and also importantly operate from the jungle.
02:41So, he was an expert in jungle survival, shoot-and-scoot attacks and in fact, that's why if you remember
02:48three or four attacks that he carried out, he did cause casualties to the army and post that, he was
02:54on the most wanted list.
02:55So, with his killing, the Musa 4G group has been completely wiped off.
03:00That's what our social and security apparatus tell us.
03:03And that's why, in many ways, it is a major success in the fight against Lashkar and its operational capability
03:11in the Kashmir Valley as far as security agencies are concerned.
03:13Absolutely, Mir.
03:14Thank you so much for those details.
03:15A big win for the forces as Lashkar-Etoiba commander, Musa.
03:20And in fact, not just Musa, his entire group has been wiped off.
03:24And this encounter took place in Badgam, in which he was killed.
03:27And this encounter took place in Badgam, in which he was killed.
