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| A photo of Pakistani terrorist Kasim Khan in the custody of security forces (Video below) |
Staff correspondent, August 5, 2015, NewsCrunch
Kasim or Usman Khan, the terrorist who crossed over from
The catch is significant as he is the first Pak terrorist to be caught red handed after Ajmal Kasab.
Kasim Khan and his unidentified colleague attacked a BSF convoy killing two jawans and injuring many. When his colleague was killed in retaliation fire, Kasim Khan escaped to a nearby hill taking three civilian hostages.
When the security forces trailed him along with the local police, he started firing on them. Sensing an opportunity, his hostages overpowered him.
Kasim Khan reportedly pleaded with them to set him free and allow him to go back to
The security forces reached the hill-top, took his custody and as the video shows escorted him down.
In another version of the account Kasim Khan was caught by the people of a village, where he had gone to demand food.