Basit Ahmed Dar
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Basit Ahmed Dar | |
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| Born | 12 April 2002 Redwani Payeen, Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Died | 7 May 2024 (aged 22) Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Other names | Abu Kamran |
| Years active | 2021–2024 |
| Organization | The Resistance Front |
| Predecessor | Muhammad Abbas Sheikh † |
| Movement | Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir |
Basit Ahmed Dar (also known as Basit Dar or Abu Kamran Ali; 12 April 2002 – 7 May 2024) was a Kashmiri separatist militant commander. He was the Chief Operational Commander of The Resistance Front (TRF) following the assassination of TRF Commander Muhammad Abbas Sheikh[1] in August 2021.[2] He was one of the most wanted militants in the Kashmir valley with a reward of one million INR on his head.[3][4] He was killed by Indian Security Forces on 7 May 2024, in an encounter in the Kulgam district of Kashmir.[5]
Basit Dar was born in Redwani Payeen Village, located in the Kulgam district of South Kashmir on 12 April 2002. The son of the late Abdul Rasheed Dar, Basit went missing on 25 April 2021; merely one month after his father's death, he joined The Resistance Front. In 2016, he faced injuries, enduring two bullets from Indian forces during the 2016 unrest following the killing of Burhan Wani. His educational journey extended till matriculation.[6]
The Resistance Front
After joining The Resistance Front, Basit Dar became a close associate of the then TRF commander, Abbas Sheikh.[7] On orders of Abbas Sheikh he orchestrated numerous attacks in and around Srinagar city. Following Abbas Sheikh's[8] killing in an encounter with Srinagar Police in August 2021, Basit Dar was subsequently chosen as the Chief Operational Commander by TRF supreme commander Sheikh Sajjad Gul. Thereafter, he orchestrated and executed hundreds of attacks targeting Indian security forces, migrant Pandits, non-Kashmiri labourers, local police informers, and pro-Indian politicians.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]