A senior Ministry official said there was no “physical infrastructure” of the IS in the Kashmir Valley and the militant might have used the platform to create confusion. Jammu and Kashmir DGP S.P Vaid told The Hindu that Fazli was associated with Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM). More than 24 hours after Yatoo was killed, Amaq released a message saying this was the second attack by IS militants in the past four months. Eisa Fazli was seen near the site where the policeman was killed,” said Mr. Vaid. Later, a video surfaced showing him holding a sophisticated weapon and claiming that he had joined the Al-Qaeda.

Source: The Hindu February 27, 2018 11:58 UTC