Jaish militant killed in Samboora gunfight, thousands attend militant’s funeral prayers

Pulwama: A militant was killed in a gun battle in Samboora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama distirct, sparking spontaneous shutdown in Tral and Pampore areas of the district. Militant outfits Jaish e Mohammad(JeM) and Lashkar e Toiba (LeT) have tribute the slain militant
On Monday night 50 Rashtriya Rifles of Indian Army, 110 Battalion of CRPF and SOG of Jammu and Kashmir Police cordoned off Samboora area of Pampore town after receiving inputs about the presence of militants. During the gunfight a Jaish militant Nooruddin Trali was killed.
Police claimed that slain Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) commander Noor Muhammad Tantray alias Noor Trali was one of the “chief architects” of attack on Border Security Force (BSF) camp near Srinagar airport earlier this year.
“In a significant breakthrough, Awantipora Police, Army and CRPF acting on a specific input cordoned a cluster of houses at Samboora which resulted in a fierce gun battle leading to elimination of top JeM commander Noor Mohammed Tantray,” said a spokesman.
He said Trali was convicted in a case registered in 2003 in Delhi and was serving his sentence at Central Jail Srinagar until he was out on parole in the year 2015.
“Consequently, he remained in Tral and became a major over ground worker of JeM in the belt,” said the spokesman.
In July 2017, after the Aripal encounter, where three JeM militants were killed, Trali went underground and soon became the key man of JeM in coordinating and organising attacks at different places.
“The accused was one of the chief architects of the BSF camp attack near Srinagar airport this year. He was heading the Jaish in Kashmir. Besides he was wanted in a number of offences in south and central Kashmir,” said the spokesman.
The killing of the militant sparked shutdown in Pampore and Tral town. Amid shutdown and restrictions, thousands of mourners participated in his last rites.
Reports said that thousands of people flocked at his native Darganaie Gund village of Tral town to pay tributes to him. The funeral procession according to eyewitnesses was a mega one given the fact the entry and exit points leading towards were sealed by Forces. The mourners chanted pro-freedom and pro-Islam slogans.
Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) in a statement to local news agency paid tributes to operational chief Noor Muhammad alias Noor Trali who was killed in a gunfight with government forces in Samboora village of Pampore Tuesday.
GNS news agency, quoting a JeM spokesperson Mohammad Hassan Shah, reported that two militants, identified as Noor Muhammad Tantray of Tral (Pulwama) and a “guest militant” Arsalaan. “Indian Army’s 50 RR and police task force Awantipora laid a siege of Samboora village at 11pm on Monday which led to a gunfight with Jaish-e-Muhammad resulting in martyrdom of two mujahideen,” the militant outfit said, according to the agency.
JeM said Noor Muhammad Tantray was its Operational Chief who had joined the outfit in year 2000.
“He (Tantray) was arrested in 2003 and was languishing in various Indian jails for 12 years. His escaping from prison in 2015 was a big blow to Indian forces as he reorganised and strengthened the outfit,” said the spokesman. “Indian forces made every possible effort to re-arrest Noor Muhammad but failed. Today, Moulana Noor sahib achieved martyrdom while giving a tough fight to Indian forces.
Another militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT) also paid tributes to Jaish militant Noor Muhammad Trali who was killed in a gun fight with Forces in Samboora village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. As per a statement issued to news agency CNS, Mehmood Shah, the LeT Chief said that: “the Indian agencies had arrested Commander Nur Muhammad for being a Kashmiri under POTA, a law passed by Indian law-makers to suppress the indigenous freedom struggle of Kashmir. Commander Nur
Muhammad sought the ranks of freedom fighters when fed up with the
rule of Indian forces, thus embraced martyrdom.”“Kashmiris are turning to the glories of martyrdom than living under barbaric rule. Such a path is an exemplary model for the youth,” he said adding that India will face the resistance from the bricks and stones of Kashmir until they quit Kashmir.Mahmood Shah strongly appreciated the support of masses in Sambora during gun fight.