J&K/Report : Romeo Dujan meets his fate

Killing of an LeT Terrorist, Abu Dujana, is another major success of the security forces. Investigations revealed that he had a weakness for women

Deepak Zazia from Srinagar
On June 25, 2016 Abu Dujana came into limelight after a group of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists managed to ambush a vehicle in which eight CRPF men had attained martyrdom. Abu Dujana, a Pakistani terrorist, had reportedly masterminded that suicidal attack in which two terrorists were also eliminated. The attack was suicidal but Dujana was very much present at Frestbal Nambalbal area of Pampore on Jammu-Srinagar national highway, where attack took place at 4.30 in the evening. After accomplish his nefarious designs, he had managed to run away in a car along with another terrorist. As June 25 attack was one of the biggests strike during the last couple of years, so Dujana got prominence. And he was made commander of LeT of Kashmir.

Last year security forces had issued a list of most wanted terrorists in which Abu Dujana was on the top. It is believed that after eliminating Burhan Wani, killing of Abu Dujana was biggest achievement for the forces
during the last some years. Six of the terrorists, figured in the list, have been eliminated so far and now the next
target is Zakir Musa, the new face of pan-Islamic terrorism in J&K.

After getting into prominence due to his ruthless working, Abu Dujana had started exploiting local girls forcefully. According to reports, he used to forcibly enter into any house in South Kashmir to exploit local leaders.
It is believed that his weakness for women led to his killing. Although Dujana’s nikah had been performed with a 24-year-old woman, Rukaiya, of Harkipora 6 months back, he regularly visit his girl friend Afasa also. Security agencies were aware of his weakness for women and so he was ultimately trapped in his own weakness.
He had been frequently visiting his wife’s residence so was his girlfriend’s house which the Police and security agencies had put under their radar. In the intervening night of July 31 and August 1, security agencies got information about presence of Dujana, along with Arif of Lelhaar. Cordon was laid at 4.00 am. Later around 8 a.m. when intense clashes were going on, Police, RR 55 Bn and CRPF engaged the two holed up terrorists in a fierce gun-battle. Both the terrorists got killed. However all the inmates, including Dujana”s wife Rukaiya and her parents were evacuated successfully.
Dujana was not the first terrorist, who has been trapped due to his weakness of  women, earlier many other terrorists met the same fate. Poster boy of Kashmir terrorism, Burhan Wani was also eliminated due to his weakness for women.
Accoring to police Dujana was a terror for women in the Valley. Without elaborating much, they said that with his death, women will feel more secure.
Terming Dujana’s encounter as “good riddance”, IGP, Kashmir, Munir Khan claimed he had become an eye-sore for everybody because he would force himself on women. “He used to enter any house and do anything he wanted to do. Good riddance that way. I think people should relax, the girls, our sisters, they should relax now that no such person is there to harass them,” Khan said.
Terrorists in Kashmir get female attention in the State. Experts say due to their nuisance value, they charm women. Many among the charmers are involved with more than one woman at a time. Like Dujana, terrorists also force themselves upon women. However, their sexual escapades work in the favour of the agencies and help them to send the terrorists to their early graves.
A police officer told that LeT terrorists come from poor families in Pakistan and fall for well-off Kashmiri girls. They use their power to submit the girls into
relationships. Their affairs give security agencies ample time and opportunities to gather intelligence agencies information on them. Dumped girlfriends and wives also avenge their insults by tipping off agencies of their presence.
A Lashkar commander Abu Talha was killed in 1999 after the father of a girl he wanted to court tipped the
agencies off about his whereabouts. Talha had fancied the daughter of a PWD engineer. The daughter was very educated and cultured. Talha would threaten the engineer to get her married to him. Girl’s father told the forces about his whereabouts. He was killed in an encounter.
In 2012, an LeT terrorist Abdullah Uni was killed in a similar fashion. He had many girlfriends in Sopore. One of his girlfriends tipped off agencies about his whereabouts. He was killed in the ensuing encounter.    n