Basit Ahmed Dar Explained

Basit Ahmed Dar
Other Names:Abu Kamran
Birth Date:12 April 2002
Birth Place:Redwani Payeen, Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Death Place:Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Nationality:Indian
Years Active:2021–2024
Organization:The Resistance Front
Predecessor:Muhammad Abbas Sheikh
Movement:Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir

Basit Ahmed Dar (also known as Basit Dar or Abu Kamran Ali; 12 April 2002 – 7 May 2024) was a Kashmiri separatist militant commander. He was the Chief Operational Commander of The Resistance Front (TRF) following the assassination of TRF Commander Muhammad Abbas Sheikh[1] in August 2021.[2] He was one of the most wanted militants in the Kashmir valley with a reward of one million INR on his head.[3] [4] He was killed by Indian Security Forces on 7 May 2024, in an encounter in the Kulgam district of Kashmir.[5]

Early life

Basit Dar was born in Redwani Payeen Village, located in the Kulgam district of South Kashmir on 12 April 2002. The son of the late Abdul Rasheed Dar, Basit went missing on 25 April 2021; merely one month after his father's death, he joined The Resistance Front. In 2016, he faced injuries, enduring two bullets from Indian forces during the 2016 unrest following the killing of Burhan Wani. His educational journey extended till matriculation.[6]

The Resistance Front

After joining The Resistance Front, Basit Dar became a close associate of the then TRF commander, Abbas Sheikh.[7] On orders of Abbas Sheikh he orchestrated numerous attacks in and around Srinagar city. Following Abbas Sheikh's[8] killing in an encounter with Srinagar Police in August 2021, Basit Dar was subsequently chosen as the Chief Operational Commander by TRF supreme commander Sheikh Sajjad Gul. Thereafter, he orchestrated and executed hundreds of attacks targeting Indian security forces, migrant Pandits, non-Kashmiri labourers, local police informers, and pro-Indian politicians.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

Escape from encounters

Basit Dar escaped from encounters on multiple occasions. The first instance occurred on 24 November 2021, in Rambagh, Srinagar, where three of his associates were killed, including his close accomplice Mehran Yaseen Shalla.[18] [19] Another escape occurred on 23 March 2022, in Zoonimar, Srinagar, following the killing of a police officer.[20] [21] His last escape was on 15 August 2022 in the Nowhatta area of Srinagar after killing one policeman. He was then underground and leading TRF operations remotely,[22] [23] until he was killed.

Designation and reward

On 10 December 2022, the Indian Central Government labelled him a wanted terrorist, and India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) offered a reward of 1 million INR for his capture.[24] Security forces posted his wanted posters throughout the valley.[3] He was the most wanted and feared militant in Jammu and Kashmir, wanted by Indian security forces in numerous cases at the time of his death.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shah . Suhail A. . TRF chief Abbas Sheikh was the 17th militant in his family to have been killed . 4 February 2024 . Kashmir Reader . en-US.
  2. Web site: Khan . Sami . 14 July 2023 . Self-declared TRF chief wanted; NIA announces Rs 10 lakh reward on Basit Dar [details] ]. 4 February 2024 . www.ibtimes.co.in . en.
  3. Web site: NETWORK . GK NEWS . 21 January 2022 . Police release list of 3 wanted militants . 4 February 2024 . Greater Kashmir . en-US.
  4. Web site: Fayyaz . Ahmed Ali . 14 September 2023 . With local militancy wiped out, Pak sends battle hardened terrorists in Kashmir . 4 February 2024 . Indianarrative . en.
  5. Web site: Network . KL News . 7 May 2024 . Jammu and Kashmir: Militant Commander Basit Dar Killed in Encounter . 8 May 2024 . Kashmir Life . en-GB.
  6. Web site: 30 April 2021 . One Month After Father's Death, Teenage Boy Goes Missing in Kulgam . 4 February 2024 . The Kashmiriyat . en-US.
  7. Web site: 23 August 2021 . 2 Lashkar commanders killed in gunbattle with police in Kashmir . 4 February 2024 . Hindustan Times . en.
  8. Web site: Who was Abbas Sheikh, TRF chief who revived militancy in Srinagar? . 4 February 2024 . The Week . en.
  9. News: 12 October 2021 . Terrorists behind killing of J&K businessman Bindroo and teachers identified: Security officials . 4 February 2024 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.
  10. Web site: Early Times: Leading Newspaper Jammu Kashmir, Latest News about Jammu & Kashmir . 4 February 2024 . www.earlytimes.in.
  11. Web site: 26 July 2023 . NIA court issues non-bailable warrant against active terrorist . 4 February 2024 . Hindustan Times . en.
  12. News: 7 December 2023 . J&K cop injured in terror attack in Oct dies at AIIMS-Delhi . 4 February 2024 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  13. Web site: J&K cop, who was playing cricket, shot by terrorists in downtown Srinagar . 4 February 2024 . India Today . en.
  14. Web site: Desk . K. R. . ‘Major attack’ prevented with interception of 2 LeT militants in Nowhatta . 4 February 2024 . Kashmir Reader . en-US.
  15. Web site: 15 June 2023 . Year on, chargesheet filed against two militants in Srinagar constable’s murder case . 4 February 2024 . Hindustan Times . en.
  16. Web site: 17 September 2023 . J&K: Lashkar Shadow Group TRF Releases First Images Of Terrorist Involved In Anantnag Encounter . 4 February 2024 . Hindustan Times . en.
  17. Web site: 2 June 2022 . TRF/LeT IED blast injures three soldiers in Shopian . 4 February 2024 . Geopolitical Report . en.
  18. Web site: 24 November 2021 . Encounter in Rambagh: Three shot in Srinagar, police say militants . 4 February 2024 . The Indian Express . en.
  19. Web site: Bureau . ABP News . 24 November 2021 . Srinagar Encounter: 3 TRF Militants, Including Self-Styled Commander Wanted In Civilian Killings, Shot Dead . 4 February 2024 . news.abplive.com . en.
  20. Web site: 23 March 2022 . Police constable killed in Srinagar encounter . 4 February 2024 . Hindustan Times . en.
  21. Web site: 22 March 2022 . Cop killed in shoot out with militants in Srinagar outskirts at Zoonimar . 4 February 2024 . The Kashmir Press . en-US.
  22. Web site: Nowhatta Encounter: Ak Rifle, 2 Grenades And Scooter Seized, Says Police . 4 February 2024 . Asian Mail.
  23. Web site: correspondent . Reader . Nowhatta encounter: Vehicle used by LeT militants seized, say police . 4 February 2024 . Kashmir Reader . en-US.
  24. Web site: 10 December 2022 . NIA puts up posters seeking information on four 'most-wanted' militants . 4 February 2024 . The Kashmiriyat . en-US.

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