Hizbul Mujahideen "poster boy" Burhan Wani shot dead by security forces

Q.  Burhan Wani was known as the Poster Boy of which terrorist group?
- Published on 11 Jul 16

a. Hizbul Mujahideen
b. Indian Mujahideen
c. Students Islamic Movement of India
d. Taliban

ANSWER: Hizbul Mujahideen
 
Wani was shot dead by security forces along with two accomplices at Kokernag area.
  • The son of a headmaster and a school dropout, he was allegedly involved in brainwashing several local boys to join terrorist groups.
  • Burhan shot to fame with a series of videos and pictures on social media sites asking youths to become militants.
  • He was a resident of Tral in the outskirts of Srinagar.
  • He was considered the Poster Boy of the Hizbul Mujahideen group whom he joined at the age of 15 years.
  • He introduced tech savvy terrorists who used social media to recruit youngsters.

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