Anantnag

The Jammu and Kashmir police said on Saturday that the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist killed in an encounter in Anantnag district on Thursday has been identified as Samir Dar, who was also involved in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack.

Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said Dar was the last surviving terrorist involved in the Pulwama terror attack.

"The picture of one of the killed terrorists in Anantnag encounter matches with JeM top commander Samir Dar, who was the last surviving terrorist involved in Lethpora, Pulwama terror attack. We are going for DNA sample matching," Kashmir Zone Police quoted the IGP as saying.

Earlier on Wednesday, three terrorists were killed in an encounter in Anantnag district.

On February 14, 2019, a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a bus in a CRPF convoy at Lethapora in Pulwama district, killing 40 troopers.

The suicide bomber was identified as Jaish-e-Mohammad's Adil Ahmed Dar.

General Officer Commanding of Chinar Corps Lieutenant General DP Pandey said on Saturday that Samir Dar trained people to make IEDs and how to use them against security forces. He was also responsible for recruiting young locals by brainwashing them, carrying out selective identification, and radicalizing them, and giving them weapons.