Abu Dujana (militant) explained

Abu Dujana
Native Name:ابو دجانة
Birth Place:Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Death Date:1 August 2017
Death Place:Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Nationality:Pakistani
Organization:Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind
Known For:Attacks on security forces
Allegiance:Lashkar-e-Taiba
Reward Amount:₹1,500,000

Abu Dujana (died 1 August 2017) was an Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind militant, former Lashkar-e-Taiba commander and Pakistani national who was killed in a joint anti-militant operation in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir.[1] Dujana was Lashkar-e-Taiba's chief commander for the Kashmir Valley. He was listed among the most-wanted in Jammu and Kashmir for several attacks on security forces. He was an A+++ category militant and carried a reward of on his head.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Abu Dujana was the mastermind behind several attacks in the south Kashmir, including one on a CRPF convoy at Pampore and another at the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India in the Sempora area in 2016.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Ehsan. Mir. Who is Abu Dujana?. Indian Express. 1 August 2017.
  2. News: Masoodi. Nazir. Ghosh. Deepshikha. Pakistani Abu Dujana, Lashkar-e-Taiba Terrorist, Killed By Forces While Visiting Wife. NDTV. 1 August 2017.
  3. News: Rashid. Toufiq. Lashkar's Abu Dujana had gone to meet a girl before Pulwama encounter. Hindustan Times. 1 August 2017.
  4. News: Who is Abu Dujana? LeT commander, expert in hoodwinking armed forces, masterminded Udhampur, Pampore attacks. Firstpost. 1 August 2017.
  5. News: Nanjappa. Vicky. Abu Dujana, Kashmir's 'slippery' Lashkar commander. OneIndia. 20 July 2017.