Burhan Muzaffar Wani

Burhan Muzafar Wani
Born Tral, Jammu and Kashmir
Ethnicity Kashmiri

Burhan Muzaffar Wani also known as Burhan Wani (age 21) is a separatist and the most wanted Commander of outfit Hizb Ul Mujahideen. He is from Tral area of Pulwama, Kashmir. Government of India has announced Rs 1 million bounty for finding Burhan. He is known for spreading inciting videos on Social Media.[1] In his recent video he is asking youth to join Hizb Ul Mujahideen[2] while using resurfaces on Facebook.[3][4]

Reason for Joining

Hindustan times writes in detail the way Burhan Joined the separatist movement, even those who know Wani say an assault by the security forces on his brother Khalid led him (Wani) to join militancy. "Some cops had stopped the two brothers (then teenagers) to buy cigarettes. Just to derive some pleasure, one of them pounced on Khalid, calling him a dreaded militant. The shock had left Khalid, a teenager, unconscious on ground," a source close to the family said. It was then that Burhan, a studious boy and a budding cricketer, changed his path. He is the son of a school principal from Tral's Shareefabad area in South Kashmir, he is one of the first in a new breed of educated militants coming up in Kashmir. Khalid was killed, allegedly by the security forces, earlier this year when he had gone to meet his brother in the south Kashmir forests.[5]

Most Searched Person In Kashmir

On 20 Dec, 2015 Onlykashmir.in managed to compile the statics what Kashmir searched throughout the year 2015 based on personalities, Burhan Muzaffar Wani was most searched person.[6]

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Nazir Masoodi (17 August 2015). "Rs 10 Lakhs Offer to Find Burhan, 21, Who is All Over Social Media". NDTV. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "In new video, J-K militant Burhan Wani asks youth to join him". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.asianage.com/india/hizb-ul-mujahideens-most-wanted-militant-burhan-wani-resurfaces-facebook-186
  4. ↑ "Burhan Wani: The new face of Kashmiri militancy in virtual world". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Kashmir drivers warned against lending taxis to troops". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  6. ↑ http://onlykashmir.in/what-kashmir-searched-on-internet-in-2015/


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