Islamist Terrorist Responsible For Pulwama Suicide Bombing Hailed From Kashmir; Was Recruited By JeM A Year Ago

The 22-year-old terrorist Adil Ahmed Dar, who carried out the suicide bombing attack on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmir’s terror hotbed Pulwama district, was a school dropout from Gundibagh village which falls in the same district, as per the police records and government officials, reports Hindustan Times.

According to the report, the Gundibagh village is just 10 km from the spot where he rammed his explosives-laden car into a bus carrying CRPF personnel. Dar dropped out of class 12 in a local school in Gundibagh in March 2017.

He joined the terror group in 2018 and was recorded as a category C terrorist in police records. The report cited officials as saying that he was seen with members of terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).

“He was not any top gun; he was just like any other militant of Pulwama, and went missing in 2018,” a police officer posted in south Kashmir was quoted in the report as saying.

According to the local villagers, Dar dropped out of school after his cousin, who was also a terrorist, and was killed in an encounter.

As per the report, after the news of the suicide attack broke, a funeral was organised for the terrorist in Gundibagh.

Dar is reportedly the third local “fidayeen” (suicidal) terrorist recruited by JeM. The first one was a 17-year-old Afaq Ahmad Shah who blew up an explosive-laden vehicle outside the 15 Corps headquarters at Badami Bagh on the outskirts of Srinagar. Fardeen Ahmad Khan, 16 years old, of Tral was another such attacker killed with three foreign terrorists when he sneaked into CRPF training centre in Lethpora and killed five personnel.