Abu Dujana (militant)

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Abu Dujana
Died1 August 2017
NationalityPakistani
OrganizationAnsar Ghazwat-ul-Hind
Known forAttacks on security forces
AllegianceLashkar-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 1,500,000 (US$19,000) on his head.[2][3][4][5]

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

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