Javed Mattoo, Hizbul terrorist with ₹10 lakh bounty, apprehended in Delhi – Who is he?
Javed Ahmed Mattoo, a wanted terrorist associated with Hizbul Mujahideen in Jammu and Kashmir, was apprehended by the special cell of Delhi Police in Delhi on Friday. Mattoo was seized with a pistol, magazine, and a stolen car. Special CP HS Dhaliwal reported that Mattoo’s last movement was traced at Delhi’s Nizamuddin-DND area.
Here’s more about Mattoo, a wanted terrorist with a bounty of ₹10 lakh on his head:
- Javed Mattoo was among the top 10 targets for security agencies and faced accusations of conducting multiple terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir.
- A resident of the Khushal area of Sopore, Mattoo had a reward of ₹10 lakh on his head and had reportedly visited Pakistan several times. He has been active in J&K since 2010.
- According to a report by Republic World, Mattoo, an A++ category commander of the terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen, operated under the names ‘Munsaib’ and ‘Faisal.’
- In 2019, Mattoo was featured in the list of 10 most wanted terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, along with other top terrorists including Hizbul Mujahideen commander Riyaz Ahmed Naikoo, Lashkar-e-Taiba’s (LeT) Shopian district commander Wasim Ahmed alias Osama, Hizbul’s Anantnag district commander Mohd Ashraf Khan, and the Baramulla district commander Mehraj-Ud-Din, among others.
In a widely circulated video on social media just before Independence Day last year, Rayees Mattoo, the brother of the apprehended terrorist Javed Ahmed Mattoo, gained attention as he was seen waving the tricolor in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir. Rayees, who operates a grocery shop, expressed pride in being an Indian and distanced himself from his brother’s involvement in terrorist activities. In the video, he appealed to Javed to abandon violence.
सैमसंग गैलेक्सी S24 का लीक ए.आई. विशेषताएं और परिचित “जेनरेटिव एडिट” टूल का खुलासा करती है।
