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[[Lieutenant]] '''Ummer Fayaz''' (8 June 1994 – 10 May 2017) was an [[Indian Army]] officer who was abducted and killed in May 2017 by [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] and [[Hizbul Mujahideen]] terrorists in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Twitter outraged over killing of Army man in Shopian|url=http://www.thestatesman.com/india/twitter-outraged-over-killing-of-army-man-in-shopian-1494400617.html|publisher=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]|date=May 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Brave boy, brilliant student': Family, friends remember Kashmiri army officer|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sadness-prevails-at-martyred-soldier-s-home-in-south-kashmir/story-ntk3hBuYEa98n4h06kcpqL.html|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=May 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=LeT, Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists involved in killing of Ummer Fayaz identified|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/let-hizbul-mujahideen-terrorists-involved-in-killing-of-fayaz-identified/articleshow/58630964.cms|publisher=[[Times of India]]|date=May 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hizbul Mujahideen behind army officer Ummer Fayaz's killing: J-K police|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/hizbul-mujahideen-behind-army-officer-ummer-fayaz-s-killing-j-k-police/story-Z6RL7HUN4mPHYfk8BaVGRI.html|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=May 12, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The Killing Of Indian Army Officer Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz Indicates A New Kind Of Terrorism Emerging In Kashmir|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/05/10/the-killing-of-indian-army-officer-lieutenant-ummer-fayaz-indica_a_22079251/|publisher=[[Huffington Post]]|date=May 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=View from Kashmir Observer: Young army officer's killing shows how both sides have been brutalised|url=https://scroll.in/article/837386/view-from-kashmir-observer-young-army-officers-killing-shows-how-both-sides-have-been-brutalised|publisher=Scroll.in & Kashmir Observer|date=May 13, 2017}}</ref> He had been commissioned as a lieutenant in the Indian Army from the [[Indian Military Academy]], [[Dehradun]] on December 10, 2016, and was serving in the 2nd battalion, [[Rajputana Rifles]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/army-officer-killed-in-kashmir-ummer-fayaz-22-had-been-commissioned-only-5-months-back-3435068.html|title=Army officer killed in Kashmir: Ummer Fayaz, 22, had been commissioned only 5 months ago - Firstpost|website=www.firstpost.com|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref>
 
[[Lieutenant]] '''Ummer Fayaz''' (8 June 1994 – 10 May 2017) was an [[Indian Army]] officer who was abducted and killed in May 2017 by [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] and [[Hizbul Mujahideen]] terrorists in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Twitter outraged over killing of Army man in Shopian|url=http://www.thestatesman.com/india/twitter-outraged-over-killing-of-army-man-in-shopian-1494400617.html|newspaper=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]|date=10 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Brave boy, brilliant student': Family, friends remember Kashmiri army officer|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sadness-prevails-at-martyred-soldier-s-home-in-south-kashmir/story-ntk3hBuYEa98n4h06kcpqL.html|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=11 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=LeT, Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists involved in killing of Ummer Fayaz identified|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/let-hizbul-mujahideen-terrorists-involved-in-killing-of-fayaz-identified/articleshow/58630964.cms|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|date=11 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hizbul Mujahideen behind army officer Ummer Fayaz's killing: J-K police|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/hizbul-mujahideen-behind-army-officer-ummer-fayaz-s-killing-j-k-police/story-Z6RL7HUN4mPHYfk8BaVGRI.html|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=12 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The Killing Of Indian Army Officer Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz Indicates A New Kind Of Terrorism Emerging In Kashmir|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/05/10/the-killing-of-indian-army-officer-lieutenant-ummer-fayaz-indica_a_22079251/|work=[[Huffington Post]]|date=10 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=View from Kashmir Observer: Young army officer's killing shows how both sides have been brutalised|url=https://scroll.in/article/837386/view-from-kashmir-observer-young-army-officers-killing-shows-how-both-sides-have-been-brutalised|publisher=Scroll.in & Kashmir Observer|date=13 May 2022}}</ref> He had been commissioned as a lieutenant in the Indian Army from the [[Indian Military Academy]], [[Dehradun]] on 10 December 2016, and was serving in the 2nd battalion, [[Rajputana Rifles]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/army-officer-killed-in-kashmir-ummer-fayaz-22-had-been-commissioned-only-5-months-back-3435068.html|title=Army officer killed in Kashmir: Ummer Fayaz, 22, had been commissioned only 5 months ago - Firstpost|website=www.firstpost.com|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Ummer Fayaz was born in [[Kulgam]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]], [[India]] in 1994, and studied at [[Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya]], [[Anantnag]] and the [[National Defence Academy]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Saha  |first1=Abhishek |title=Brave boy, brilliant student': Family, friends remember Kashmiri army officer |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sadness-prevails-at-martyred-soldier-s-home-in-south-kashmir/story-ntk3hBuYEa98n4h06kcpqL.html |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=15 July 2018 |date=6 March 2018 }}</ref> He faced several difficulties while in training as people in his home were not supportive of his decision to join the Indian Army. However, Fayaz was determined to join, as he used to say "I will change my Kashmir, I will make it heaven on earth again".
Ummer Fayaz was born in [[Kulgam]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]], [[India]] in 1994, and studied at [[Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya]], [[Anantnag]] and the [[National Defence Academy]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Saha  |first1=Abhishek |title=Brave boy, brilliant student': Family, friends remember Kashmiri army officer |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sadness-prevails-at-martyred-soldier-s-home-in-south-kashmir/story-ntk3hBuYEa98n4h06kcpqL.html |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=15 July 2018 |date=6 March 2018 }}</ref> He faced several difficulties while in training as people in his home were not supportive of his decision to join the Indian Army. However, Fayaz was determined to join, as he used to say "I will change my Kashmir, I will make it heaven on earth again".{{fact|date=November 2022}}


== Abduction and killing ==
== Abduction and killing ==
At the time of Fayaz's abduction he was on leave from duty and was also unarmed. He had come to his uncle's house in [[Shopian district]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] to attend a marriage ceremony in his family. On the night of 9 May 2017 he was abducted from his uncle's house. Militants shot him twice, and his dead body was found the next morning.<ref name="tribuneindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/young-kashmiri-army-officer-shot-dead-while-home-on-leave/404914.html|publisher=tribuneindia.com|title=Young Kashmiri army officer shot dead while home on leave|access-date=2017-05-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Valley seethes at Fayaz killing|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/valley-seethes-at-fayaz-killing/article18428676.ece|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|date=May 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Naqash|first1=Rayan|title='How can we say who it was? They were all masked': Despair in Shopian after Army officer's killing|url=https://scroll.in/article/837552/how-do-we-say-who-it-was-they-were-all-masked-uncle-of-killed-kashmiri-army-officer|publisher=Scroll.in|date=May 15, 2017}}</ref>
At the time of Fayaz's abduction he was on leave from duty and was also unarmed. He had come to his uncle's house in [[Shopian district]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] to attend a marriage ceremony in his family. On the night of 9 May 2017 he was abducted from his uncle's house. Militants shot him twice, and his dead body was found the next morning.<ref name="tribuneindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/young-kashmiri-army-officer-shot-dead-while-home-on-leave/404914.html|publisher=tribuneindia.com|title=Young Kashmiri army officer shot dead while home on leave|access-date=2017-05-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Valley seethes at Fayaz killing|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/valley-seethes-at-fayaz-killing/article18428676.ece|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|date=11 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Naqash|first1=Rayan|title='How can we say who it was? They were all masked': Despair in Shopian after Army officer's killing|url=https://scroll.in/article/837552/how-do-we-say-who-it-was-they-were-all-masked-uncle-of-killed-kashmiri-army-officer|publisher=Scroll.in|date=15 May 2022}}</ref>


== Aftermath ==
== Aftermath ==
He is survived by his father, who is a farmer, his mother and two sisters.<ref name="indianexpress">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/ummer-fayaz-killing-i-have-only-one-son-says-father-and-then-quickly-corrects-himself-i-had-only-one-son-4650159/|title='Ummer was sitting with the bride. They pulled him, many others were waiting outside' &#124; The Indian Express|publisher=indianexpress.com|access-date=2017-05-11}}</ref> He was given a [[guard of honour]] and the funeral was attended by 400 people.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/martyr-lt-ummer-fayaz-killed-in-kashmir-indian-by-birth-army-officer-by-choice-321335.html|title=Martyr Lt. Ummer Fayaz Killed In Kashmir – Indian By Birth, Army Officer By Choice|date=May 10, 2017|publisher=IndiaTimes}}</ref> His murder was extensively criticized on social media.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/debate-on-social-media-kashmiris-divided-on-army-officer-s-killing/story-f5HdCxbpUHSx8m733FoLBP.html|title=Debate on social media: Kashmiris divided on army officer's killing|date=May 11, 2017|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/anger-on-social-media-over-killing-of-army-officer-ummer-fayaz-1692985|title=Anger On Social Media Over Killing Of Army Officer Ummer Fayaz|last1=Iqbal|first1=Sheikh Zaffar|publisher=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> A candle march in his memory was also organised at [[India Gate]], [[Delhi]] on an evening in May 2017, which attracted enormous support and publicity.
He is survived by his father, who is a farmer, his mother and two sisters.<ref name="indianexpress">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/ummer-fayaz-killing-i-have-only-one-son-says-father-and-then-quickly-corrects-himself-i-had-only-one-son-4650159/|title='Ummer was sitting with the bride. They pulled him, many others were waiting outside' &#124; The Indian Express|publisher=indianexpress.com|access-date=2017-05-11}}</ref> He was given a [[guard of honour]] and the funeral was attended by 400 people.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/martyr-lt-ummer-fayaz-killed-in-kashmir-indian-by-birth-army-officer-by-choice-321335.html|title=Martyr Lt. Ummer Fayaz Killed In Kashmir – Indian By Birth, Army Officer By Choice|date=10 May 2017|publisher=IndiaTimes}}</ref> His murder was extensively criticized on social media.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/debate-on-social-media-kashmiris-divided-on-army-officer-s-killing/story-f5HdCxbpUHSx8m733FoLBP.html|title=Debate on social media: Kashmiris divided on army officer's killing|date=11 May 2017|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/anger-on-social-media-over-killing-of-army-officer-ummer-fayaz-1692985|title=Anger On Social Media Over Killing Of Army Officer Ummer Fayaz|last1=Iqbal|first1=Sheikh Zaffar|publisher=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> A candle march in his memory was also organised at [[India Gate]], [[Delhi]] on an evening in May 2017, which attracted enormous support and publicity.


All the militants who were responsible for his murder were killed in operations on 31 March and 1 April 2018 by [[Rashtriya Rifles]] units.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/encounter-underway-in-jammu-and-kashmirs-shopian-1831252|title=In Jammu And Kashmir Pre-Dawn Ops, 8 Terrorists Killed, 2 Soldiers Dead|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2018-04-01}}</ref> Jammu & Kashmir Police stated that militant Abbas Bhat, who was wanted in connection with Fayaz's abduction and murder, was among the militants killed in [[Nazir Ahmad Wani#Operation Batagund|Operation Batagund]] on 25 November 2018.<ref name="Tribune2018">{{cite news |title=Army soldier, 6 militants killed in gunfight in Shopian district of J&K |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/army-soldier-6-militants-killed-in-gunfight-in-shopian-district-of-j-k/688674.html |access-date=28 January 2019 |work=The Tribune |date=25 November 2018}}</ref>
All the militants who were responsible for his murder were killed in operations on 31 March and 1 April 2018 by [[Rashtriya Rifles]] units.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/encounter-underway-in-jammu-and-kashmirs-shopian-1831252|title=In Jammu And Kashmir Pre-Dawn Ops, 8 Terrorists Killed, 2 Soldiers Dead|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2018-04-01}}</ref> Jammu & Kashmir Police stated that militant Abbas Bhat, who was wanted in connection with Fayaz's abduction and murder, was among the militants killed in [[Nazir Ahmad Wani#Operation Batagund|Operation Batagund]] on 25 November 2018.<ref name="Tribune2018">{{cite news |title=Army soldier, 6 militants killed in gunfight in Shopian district of J&K |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/army-soldier-6-militants-killed-in-gunfight-in-shopian-district-of-j-k/688674.html |access-date=28 January 2019 |work=The Tribune |date=25 November 2022}}</ref>


== Legacy ==
== Legacy ==
In 2017, Lt Ummer Fayaz was the 847th name to be engraved on the [[Indian_Military_Academy#War_Memorial|War Memorial]] at the Indian Military Academy.<ref name=":16">{{Cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/making-of-a-warrior-the-ultimate-sacrifice/407523.html|title=Making of a warrior & the ultimate sacrifice|last=Sujlana|first=Lt Gen R. Singh|date=16 May 2017|work=The Tribune|access-date=22 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628083648/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/making-of-a-warrior-the-ultimate-sacrifice/407523.html|archive-date=28 June 2018}}</ref> In May of the same year, the Army Goodwill School, an army school in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], was renamed to ''Shaheed Lt. Ummer Fayaz Goodwill School'' by the Indian Army to honour Fayaz.<ref>{{cite news |title=J&K: Indian Army to name school in honour of slain hero Lt Ummer Fayaz |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-jk-indian-army-to-name-school-in-honour-of-slain-hero-lt-ummer-fayaz-2437010 |publisher=[[DNA India]] |date=May 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/jammu-and-kashmir/army-goodwill-school-renamed-shaheed-lt-ummer-fayaz-goodwill-school-in-honour-martyred-officer-2033163.html 'Army Goodwill School' renamed 'Shaheed Lt Umer Fayaz Goodwill School' in honour of martyred officer] August 15, 2017</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ashiq |first1=Peerzada |title=Even after death, Lt. Ummer Fayaz is an inspiration |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/my-hope-dashed-says-lt-ummer-fayazs-sister/article18451897.ece |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=May 14, 2017}}</ref>
In 2017, Lt Ummer Fayaz was the 847th name to be engraved on the [[Indian_Military_Academy#War_Memorial|War Memorial]] at the Indian Military Academy.<ref name=":16">{{Cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/making-of-a-warrior-the-ultimate-sacrifice/407523.html|title=Making of a warrior & the ultimate sacrifice|last=Sujlana|first=Lt Gen R. Singh|date=16 May 2017|work=The Tribune|access-date=22 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628083648/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/making-of-a-warrior-the-ultimate-sacrifice/407523.html|archive-date=28 June 2022}}</ref> In May of the same year, the Army Goodwill School, an army school in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], was renamed to ''Shaheed Lt. Ummer Fayaz Goodwill School'' by the Indian Army to honour Fayaz.<ref>{{cite news |title=J&K: Indian Army to name school in honour of slain hero Lt Ummer Fayaz |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-jk-indian-army-to-name-school-in-honour-of-slain-hero-lt-ummer-fayaz-2437010 |publisher=[[DNA India]] |date=13 May 2022}}</ref><ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/jammu-and-kashmir/army-goodwill-school-renamed-shaheed-lt-ummer-fayaz-goodwill-school-in-honour-martyred-officer-2033163.html 'Army Goodwill School' renamed 'Shaheed Lt Umer Fayaz Goodwill School' in honour of martyred officer] 15 August 2017</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ashiq |first1=Peerzada |title=Even after death, Lt. Ummer Fayaz is an inspiration |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/my-hope-dashed-says-lt-ummer-fayazs-sister/article18451897.ece |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=14 May 2022}}</ref>


A book named, ''"Undaunted: Lt. Ummer Fayaz of Kashmir''" by Bhaavna Arora is based on the life of Ummer Fayaz.<ref>{{cite news |title=A hero against all odds |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/sunday-edition/a-hero-against-all-odds.html |publisher=[[Daily Pioneer]] |date=May 19, 2019}}</ref>
A book named, ''Undaunted: Lt. Ummer Fayaz of Kashmir'' by Bhaavna Arora is based on the life of Ummer Fayaz.<ref>{{cite news |title=A hero against all odds |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/sunday-edition/a-hero-against-all-odds.html |publisher=[[Daily Pioneer]] |date=19 May 2022}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 22:32, 19 December 2022

Lieutenant

Ummer Fayaz
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Portrait of Fayaz
Birth nameUmmer Fayaz Parray
Born(1994-06-08)8 June 1994
Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Died9 May 2017(2017-05-09) (aged 22)
Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service2016–2017
Rank Lieutenant
UnitRajputana Rifles
Alma materJawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Anantnag; Indian Military Academy

Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz (8 June 1994 – 10 May 2017) was an Indian Army officer who was abducted and killed in May 2017 by Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, India.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He had been commissioned as a lieutenant in the Indian Army from the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun on 10 December 2016, and was serving in the 2nd battalion, Rajputana Rifles.[7]

Early life

Ummer Fayaz was born in Kulgam, Jammu & Kashmir, India in 1994, and studied at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Anantnag and the National Defence Academy.[8] He faced several difficulties while in training as people in his home were not supportive of his decision to join the Indian Army. However, Fayaz was determined to join, as he used to say "I will change my Kashmir, I will make it heaven on earth again".[citation needed]

Abduction and killing

At the time of Fayaz's abduction he was on leave from duty and was also unarmed. He had come to his uncle's house in Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir to attend a marriage ceremony in his family. On the night of 9 May 2017 he was abducted from his uncle's house. Militants shot him twice, and his dead body was found the next morning.[9][10][11]

Aftermath

He is survived by his father, who is a farmer, his mother and two sisters.[12] He was given a guard of honour and the funeral was attended by 400 people.[13] His murder was extensively criticized on social media.[14][15] A candle march in his memory was also organised at India Gate, Delhi on an evening in May 2017, which attracted enormous support and publicity.

All the militants who were responsible for his murder were killed in operations on 31 March and 1 April 2018 by Rashtriya Rifles units.[16] Jammu & Kashmir Police stated that militant Abbas Bhat, who was wanted in connection with Fayaz's abduction and murder, was among the militants killed in Operation Batagund on 25 November 2018.[17]

Legacy

In 2017, Lt Ummer Fayaz was the 847th name to be engraved on the War Memorial at the Indian Military Academy.[18] In May of the same year, the Army Goodwill School, an army school in Jammu and Kashmir, was renamed to Shaheed Lt. Ummer Fayaz Goodwill School by the Indian Army to honour Fayaz.[19][20][21]

A book named, Undaunted: Lt. Ummer Fayaz of Kashmir by Bhaavna Arora is based on the life of Ummer Fayaz.[22]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Twitter outraged over killing of Army man in Shopian". The Statesman. 10 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "'Brave boy, brilliant student': Family, friends remember Kashmiri army officer". Hindustan Times. 11 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "LeT, Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists involved in killing of Ummer Fayaz identified". Times of India. 11 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Hizbul Mujahideen behind army officer Ummer Fayaz's killing: J-K police". Hindustan Times. 12 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "The Killing Of Indian Army Officer Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz Indicates A New Kind Of Terrorism Emerging In Kashmir". Huffington Post. 10 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "View from Kashmir Observer: Young army officer's killing shows how both sides have been brutalised". Scroll.in & Kashmir Observer. 13 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Army officer killed in Kashmir: Ummer Fayaz, 22, had been commissioned only 5 months ago - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Saha, Abhishek (6 March 2018). "Brave boy, brilliant student': Family, friends remember Kashmiri army officer". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Young Kashmiri army officer shot dead while home on leave". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Valley seethes at Fayaz killing". The Hindu. 11 May 2022.
  11. ↑ Naqash, Rayan (15 May 2022). "'How can we say who it was? They were all masked': Despair in Shopian after Army officer's killing". Scroll.in.
  12. ↑ "'Ummer was sitting with the bride. They pulled him, many others were waiting outside' | The Indian Express". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  13. ↑ "Martyr Lt. Ummer Fayaz Killed In Kashmir – Indian By Birth, Army Officer By Choice". IndiaTimes. 10 May 2017.
  14. ↑ "Debate on social media: Kashmiris divided on army officer's killing". Hindustan Times. 11 May 2017.
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  19. ↑ "J&K: Indian Army to name school in honour of slain hero Lt Ummer Fayaz". DNA India. 13 May 2022.
  20. ↑ 'Army Goodwill School' renamed 'Shaheed Lt Umer Fayaz Goodwill School' in honour of martyred officer 15 August 2017
  21. ↑ Ashiq, Peerzada (14 May 2022). "Even after death, Lt. Ummer Fayaz is an inspiration". The Hindu.
  22. ↑ "A hero against all odds". Daily Pioneer. 19 May 2022.


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