Srinagar, May 21: One of the masterminds of the 2019 Pulwama attack, which left over 40 CRPF personnel dead, was killed by unknown gunmen in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK). Hamza Burhan, known as ‘Doctor’, sustained multiple bullet injuries after he was attacked in Muzaffarabad.
A resident of Pulwama, Burhan was designated as a terrorist by the Union Home Ministry in 2022.
Born in Kharbatpora in the Ratnipora area of Pulwama, Burhan left for Pakistan in 2017 under the pretext of pursuing higher studies. However, he joined the banned terror outfit Al-Badr and soon rose to the rank of commander in the outfit.
The Pulwama incident was the deadliest attack on security personnel in India, carried out by the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM). On February 14, 2019, a JeM terrorist rammed an explosives-laden car into a convoy of the CRPF at Lethpora, killing 40 personnel.
The attack led the Indian Air Force to launch a surgical strike in Balakot, Pakistan, a few days later, raising tensions between the two countries
