Srinagar: One of the policemen, injured in firing by a militant at SMHS hospital has succumbed to injuries. The militant, Lashker-e-Toiba’s commander, Naveed Jat, had been taken to SMHS hospital from Central jail Srinagar for a medical check-up. As he was waiting for the check up, sources said, he snatched rifle of one of the policemen escorting him and fired indiscriminately. A few policemen sustained injuries and one of them succumbed. The militant, taking advantage of the melee that ensued, escaped from the hospital. Police and CRPF have launched searches in the area to nab him, sources said.
A police officer said that Naveed Jat alias Abu Hanzullah, a resident of Multan Pakistan, was arrested by police, Rashtriya Rifles and paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in a joint operation at Shampora village of Kulgam in June 2014.
Naveed Jat, who was district commander of LeT in Shopian then was close associate of LeT chief Abu Qasim, was killed in an encounter in 2016.
