Srinagar : In yet another challenge for the security forces in Kashmir, the banned Hizbul Mujahideen has uploaded a video of its militants training in army uniforms and cracking jokes on Facebook. It is seen as a ‘psychological warfare’ against the security forces.
The move comes within a fortnight after the law enforcement agencies removed pictures of the same militants from the Facebook page. It is rare for the militants to expose their faces apprehending action by the security agencies.
Like in the pictures, the video shows an ex-constable of Jammu & Kashmir Police Naseer, who ran away with two AK-47 rifles while on guard duty with Altaf Bukhari, a Minister in the Mufti Sayeed-headed PDP-BJP government. Burhan Wani, a Tral resident, who has emerged as the young face of Hizbul Mujahideen in the Valley, also features in the video among others.
The video shows 11 militants roaming in the orchards of Yaripora, a place located between Shopian and Kulgam in south Kashmir. They are seen loading their assault rifles and cracking jokes, sources said.
Analysts closely watching the situation in the Valley, feel the banned terror outfit was trying to engage in a ‘psychological warfare’ by audaciously posting these pictures and videos to ‘break’ the morale of the security agencies, which have launched fresh anti-militancy operations in south Kashmir after a brief lull.
The security agencies have sought details from FB of the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses from where the photos were uplinked and then deleted, official sources said.
