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. In his recent video he is asking youth to join Hizb Ul Mujahideen while using resurfaces on Facebook.

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 during a cross fire in a search operation launched by the security forces on specific information that his brother (wani) was hiding in a nearby forests surrounding the Tral region of South Kashmir. During the search operation, another of his aide was killed, though wani managed to escape the cordon.

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.

See Also

• Kashmir Conflict
• Tral
• Auqif Hassan
• LeT