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Burhan Wani
Burhan Wani
Born	1994; Dadasara, Tral, Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Died	8 July 2016 (aged 21) or 22); Bumdoora, Kokernag, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Buried	Tral, Jammu and Kashmir (33°54′14″N 75°05′06″W / 33.904°N 75.085°W)
Allegiance	Hizbul Mujahideen
Active	2010–2016
Battles/wars	Kashmir conflict Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir †;

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Burhan Wani (19 September 1994 – 8 July 2016) was the leader of Hizbul Mujahideen, an Islamist militant organization of the Kashmir conflict.^{[lower-alpha 1]} He had become a popular figure amongst the local Kashmiri populace, having done so primarily through a strong social media presence, and was responsible for moulding the insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir into a youth-oriented movement. Wani was a militant leader and had reportedly recruited numerous foot-soldiers through his personal efforts.^[10]

As a militant leader, Wani was actively sought by Indian security forces, who had imposed a bounty for his capture. He was located in a remote village in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir and subsequently killed in a firefight with Indian forces on 8 July 2016. Wani's killing sparked massive protests across the entire Kashmir Valley^[7]^[11]^[12]^[13] in what became the worst span of unrest in the region since the 2010 unrest.^[14]^[15] As a result, the state of Jammu and Kashmir was placed under 53 consecutive days of curfew, which was fully lifted by 31 August 2016.^[16]^[17]^[18] The protests that followed Wani's killing resulted in the deaths of more than 96 people^[19] and injuries to over 15,000 civilians and 4,000 Indian security personnel.^[20]^[21]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Wani was born in 1994 in Dadasara, a village situated on the outskirts of the town of Tral in the Pulwama district of India Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, to Muzaffar Ahmad Wani, the principal of a public higher-secondary school, and Maimoona Muzaffar, a postgraduate of science who taught Qur'an classes in her village.^[22] Muzaffar was affiliated with the Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir organization and had expressed sentiments of Kashmiri separatism early on, also taking pride in having taught to students who would later become Kashmir Administrative Service and Kashmir Police Service officers.^[23] Burhan had four siblings.^[24]^[25]^[22]^[26] The town of TraI has been a perpetual militant hotbed of hardline separatism.^[27]

Militancy career[edit | edit source]

Wani planned to be a doctor and had obtained more than 90% marks in his Class 8 exam^[28] but left his home on 16 October 2010, ten days before his secondary exam and enrolled for the militant cause at about an age of 15, joining Hizbul Mujahideen.^[29]^[7] His family claims that the root of his disillusion with Indian state apparatus laid in an incident in the last summer, whence state police allegedly beat him up, along with his brother Khalid and a friend for no fault of theirs, after asking them to purchase cigarettes for them.^[30]^[27]^[22] Burhan's cousins were already involved with the militant movement since about 2008, and had joined Hizbul Mujahideen in 2010.^[27]

Burhan Wani used social-media, leveraging "a clever mix of ideology, religion and a deep sense of persecution"^[27] in chaste Kashmiri to romanticize the militant movement and wielded unforeseen influence in the local populace as a poster-boy, attracting numerous young adults into the cause.^[27]^[31]^[32] He oft-elaborated about the idea of India being entirely incompatible with Islam thus mandating a destruction at any cost, and aimed of unfurling the flag of Islam on Delhi's Red Fort.^[28] In 2013 Burhan's notability as a mujahid was further boosted, after he was erroneously described as being killed, across social media.^[33]

There was a remarkable increase in the anti-India rhetoric of Burhan's speeches, after his brother Khalid was killed by the Indian Army on 13 April 2015 when he went to meet him (Burhan), along with three friends. The army claimed that Khalid was a militant sympathizer who had taken his friends to get them recruited and was subsequently killed in an encounter. The family of Khalid however alleged that he died in custody, claiming that his body showed no bullet wounds but clinical signs of physical torture.^[34]^[27]^[35] The three friends of Khalid meanwhile escaped but ran into an army cordon, where they alleged being tortured before being rescued by the state police.^[27]

In August 2015, the state government imposed a bounty of ₹10,00,000 on Burhan's head.^[31] In another report, The Diplomat claimed that Burhan had $1500 bounty on him.^[36] A Facebook post about a month back showing Burhan along with 10 other militants in militant attire with heavy arms had gone viral in Kashmir.^[22] The videos however continued, with him urging people to take up arms against the state and to refuse to collaborate with Indian elements.^[37]^[32] Police have often approached the judiciary, for enacting bans on social networking pages that disseminated Burhan's messages.^[28] In a video released in June 2016, he assured the Amarnath pilgrims of a safe passage^[38] but had threatened to attack proposed resettlement colonies for Kashmiri Pandits, in opposition to an Israel-like solution, and colonies for armed forces. He also urged the state-police to stay out of their way, threatening to attack all security forces.^[38] Although no attack has ever been traced back to him, he is believed to have masterminded several of them.^[26]

Death[edit | edit source]

Burhan Wani was killed in an anti-insurgency operation on 8 July 2016 along with two other militants, later identified as Sartaj Ahmad Sheikh and Pervaiz Ahmad Lashkari. He and his companions were killed in Bumdoora village in Kokernag area by a joint team of the special operations group of the Jammu and Kashmir Police and 19 Rashtriya Rifles.^[39]^[40]^[41] Security forces later stated that the operation had actually begun on 7 June when Burhan, along with his companions, had come to Kokernag in order to procure weapons.^[42] Some army and police officials later said that the security forces had received intelligence regarding the presence of Sheikh but did not know Wani too was present along with him.^[43] The state's Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and the Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Kumar Singh also stated that the security forces were unaware of his presence and would have given him a chance had they known about his presence there.^[44]^[45]

According to police officials, the security forces faced resistance from locals who resorted to stone-pelting. The encounter began at 16:30 and ended at 18:15. The militants were hiding in a house during the operation and started firing on the troops conducting search operations. All three were killed in the ensuing encounter. Jammu and Kashmir Police's Director General K. Rajendra confirmed that Wani was killed in an exchange of fire between security personnel and the militants.^[39]^[40]^[41]

The local residents denied awareness of Wani's presence in the village. According to them, the police arrived around noon and said that they were combing the area in preparation for an inauguration by the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. They cordoned off the area by 16:00 and took positions around the house where Burhan and his associates were present. When the militants tried to come out and escape, they were shot down. After their death, hundreds of villagers came out mourning the death and clashed with the police, CRPF and attacked army camps in the area.^[46] He is believed to have been succeeded by Sabzar Bhat,^[47]^[48] who was also killed by Indian security forces shortly afterwards.

Reaction[edit | edit source]

A large crowd attended his funeral on 9 July. The crowd was estimated to number 200,000 and was described by reporters as the largest ever gathering.^[49]^[50]^[51] The last rite prayers were also performed in absentia in all major towns of Kashmir.^[52] His body wrapped in the flag of Pakistan was buried next to that of his brother Khalid in Tral.^[25] Militants were also present at his funeral and offered him a three-volley salute.^[53]

After the news of his death spread, violent protests erupted in some areas of Kashmir Valley.^[54] Separatist leaders called for shutdown in Kashmir which was repeatedly extended before being called off in February 2017.^[40]^[55] Police stations and security forces were attacked by mobs. Stone pelting was reported from many parts in Kashmir,^[56]^[57] including upon transit camps of Kashmiri Pandits. Internet services along with train services were suspended and the national highway was shut down. The Amarnath pilgrimage was repeatedly resumed and suspended due to the unrest.^[58]^[59]^[60]^[61]^[62] More than 200 Kashmiri Pandit employees fled the transit camps during night time on 12 July due to the attacks by protesters on the camps.^[63]^[64] The house where Burhan was killed was set ablaze by a mob on suspicion that its residents had tipped-off the security forces about Burhan.^[2] Curfew was imposed in all districts of Kashmir on 15 July and mobile phone networks were suspended.^[65] The curfew was lifted from all parts on 31 August 2016.^[16]^[17]^[18] More than 90 people died in the unrest^[66]^[67]^[68]^[69] and over 15,000 civilians were injured.^[20] Indian security forces reportedly used assault rifles to open fire on protestors.^[70] Over 4,000 security personnel were also injured during the unrest.^[21]

Peoples Democratic Party leader Muzaffar Hussain Baig alleged that the standard operating procedure had not been followed during the encounter involving Wani and his accomplices. Baig demanded that a commission be appointed to probe Wani's killing.^[71] Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh refused, stating that it was an anti-terrorist operation and there was no need for an inquiry.^[72]

A day after Wani's death former Chief Minister of state Omar Abdullah said that his killing had made him the new icon of the disaffected section of the Kashmiri society and further warned that more Kashmiris will join the militancy after his death.^[73] On 12 July, Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a statement expressed "shock" over the killing of Burhan Wani^[74] which was criticised by the Indian government.^[75] Sharif called Wani a "martyr" on 15 July. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs in response criticized Pakistan for "glorifying" terrorists belonging to proscribed terrorist organisations.^[76] Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticised the media alleging it was portraying the slain Wani as a hero.^[77] Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi during meeting with UN officials raised the killing of Wani describing it as an "assassination of a Kashmiri youth leader".^[78] During his speech at the United Nations General Assembly on 21 September, Sharif described Burhan Wani as a "young leader" who had emerged as a symbol of the latest "Kashmiri Intifada".^[79]

His family was allowed to be given ex-gratia compensation of ₹4,00,000 by the Jammu and Kashmir government in December 2016 for the controversial killing of his older brother Khalid. This led to protest by opposition parties^[80] as well as Bharatiya Janta Party.^[81] Chief Minister Mufti denied on 18 January 2017 that any compensation had been paid.^[82]

Legacy[edit | edit source]

India[edit | edit source]

India arrested journalist Asif Sultan in August 2019, after he wrote a piece titled "The Rise of Burhan Wani".^[83]

Wani became the face of the Kashmir independence movement,^[84] and was also compared with the revolutionary Bhagat Singh.^[85]^[86]^[87]

Wani had released a group photo on 1 July 2015 of himself seated with ten other militants, all armed and dressed in army fatigues, which went viral. The militants in the photo were Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, Waseem Malla, Naseer Ahmad Pandit, Ishfaq Hameed, Tariq Ahmad Pandit, Afaaquallah Bhat, Adil Ahmad Khanday, Saddam Padder, Waseem Ahmad Shah and Anees.^[88] They have all since been killed, apart from Tariq, who surrendered^[89] in May 2016.^[90]

In 2021, Muzaffar Wani, the father of Burhan Wani, was photographed unfurling the Indian national flag at a government school in Tral during an Independence Day event.^[91]

Several separatist and terrorist organizations were accused of inciting unrest in Jammu and Kashmir following the killing of Burhan Wani, allegedly acting under instructions from Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) according to Indian sources. In 2024, six such groups—including four factions of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League and two factions of the Muslim Conference—were banned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The Centre stated that these groups organized violent protests and issued hartal calls that led to 86 civilian deaths and injuries to thousands. Despite multiple opportunities, including public hearings in Srinagar, none of the organizations challenged the bans, and the tribunal upheld the government's decision after reviewing the evidence, interpreting their silence as an acceptance of the charges.^[92]

Pakistan[edit | edit source]

In July 2017, Pakistan Today praised Wani and compared his death to the death of Che Guevara, stating "History repeats itself".^[93]

On the Pakistani independence day in August 2017, Wani was featured on a special train named Azadi Train which was organised by Pakistan Railways in the memory of the country's national heroes.^[94]

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

In 2020, Pakistan-based authors released sympathetic biographies of Wani: Zulkaif Riaz in English with Burhan Muzaffar Wani,^[95] and Bashir Sadozai in Urdu with Burhan Wani Shaheed.

In popular culture[edit | edit source]

Burhan Wani's killing was depicted in Hindi-language movie Article 370.^[96]^[97]

Notes[edit | edit source]

↑ Hizbul Mujahideen was designated as a designated as a terrorist group by the United States, European Union, India and Canada.^[7]^[8]^[9]

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External links[edit | edit source]

Video:Kashmir unrest prompts new curfew, Reuters

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[10] Hizbul Mujahideen was designated as a designated as a terrorist group by the United States, European Union, India and Canada.^[7]^[8]^[9]

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 | serviceyears  = 2010–2016
 | battles       = [[Kashmir conflict]]
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-'''Burhan Wani''' (19 September 1994 – 8 July 2016) was a commander of [[Hizbul Mujahideen]], an [[Islamism|Islamist]] militant organization and insurgent group of the [[Kashmir conflict]].{{efn|Hizbul Mujahideen was designated as a [[List of designated terrorist groups|designated as a terrorist group]] by the [[United States]], [[European Union]], [[India]] and [[Canada]].<ref name="Most-wanted">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/burhan-wani-kashmir-valleys-most-wanted-militant-commander-killed/article8824756.ece|title=Burhan Wani, Hizbul poster boy, killed in encounter|date=9 July 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=9 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=US Designates Hizbul Mujahideen as a Foreign Terrorist Group|url=https://thediplomat.com/2017/08/us-designates-hizbul-mujahideen-as-a-foreign-terrorist-group/|access-date=2021-05-04|website=thediplomat.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Nisar|first=Naqshab|date=2021-02-04|title=After US and EU, Canada designates Hizbul Mujahideen as terrorist group|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/after-us-eu-canada-designates-hizbul-mujaheedin-terrorist-group-832825|access-date=2021-05-04|website=www.ibtimes.co.in|language=en}}</ref>}} He had become a popular figure amongst the local [[Kashmiris|Kashmiri]] populace, having done so primarily through a strong [[social media]] presence, and was responsible for moulding the [[insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir]] into a youth-oriented movement. Wani was a militant leader and had reportedly recruited numerous foot-soldiers through his personal efforts.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-36762043|title=Why the death of militant Burhan Wani has Kashmiris up in arms|first=Shujaat|last=Bukhari|publisher=BBC|date=11 July 2016|access-date=30 July 2016}}</ref>
+'''Burhan Wani''' (19 September 1994 – 8 July 2016) was the leader of [[Hizbul Mujahideen]], an [[Islamism|Islamist]] militant organization of the [[Kashmir conflict]].{{efn|Hizbul Mujahideen was designated as a [[List of designated terrorist groups|designated as a terrorist group]] by the [[United States]], [[European Union]], [[India]] and [[Canada]].<ref name="Most-wanted">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/burhan-wani-kashmir-valleys-most-wanted-militant-commander-killed/article8824756.ece|title=Burhan Wani, Hizbul poster boy, killed in encounter|date=9 July 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=9 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=US Designates Hizbul Mujahideen as a Foreign Terrorist Group|url=https://thediplomat.com/2017/08/us-designates-hizbul-mujahideen-as-a-foreign-terrorist-group/|access-date=2021-05-04|website=thediplomat.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Nisar|first=Naqshab|date=2021-02-04|title=After US and EU, Canada designates Hizbul Mujahideen as terrorist group|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/after-us-eu-canada-designates-hizbul-mujaheedin-terrorist-group-832825|access-date=2021-05-04|website=ibtimes.co.in}}</ref>}} He had become a popular figure amongst the local [[Kashmiris|Kashmiri]] populace, having done so primarily through a strong [[social media]] presence, and was responsible for moulding the [[insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir]] into a youth-oriented movement. Wani was a militant leader and had reportedly recruited numerous foot-soldiers through his personal efforts.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-36762043|title=Why the death of militant Burhan Wani has Kashmiris up in arms|first=Shujaat|last=Bukhari|publisher=BBC|date=11 July 2016|access-date=30 July 2016}}</ref>
-As a popular militant, Wani was actively sought by [[Indian Armed Forces|Indian security forces]], who had imposed a bounty for his capture. He was located in a remote village in the [[Anantnag district]] of Jammu and Kashmir and subsequently killed in a firefight with Indian forces on 8 July 2016. Wani's killing sparked [[2016–2017 Kashmir unrest|massive protests]] across the entire [[Kashmir Valley]]<ref name="Most-wanted" /><ref>{{cite news|title=This militant was a folk hero on social media. Now his death has roiled Indian Kashmir.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/07/11/this-violent-militant-was-a-folk-hero-on-social-media-now-his-death-has-roiled-indian-kashmir/|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=19 August 2017|date=11 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Arya |first=Divya |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1290491980 |title=Postbox kashmir : Two Lives In Letters |date=2021 |publisher=Penguin Random House India Private Limited |others=Inc OverDrive |year=2021 |isbn=978-93-5492-049-3 |location=Noida, Uttar Pradesh |oclc=1290491980}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Doctors stage protest in J-K against civilian deaths in Kashmir unrest|access-date=17 August 2016|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/jammu-and-kashmir-burhan-wani-doctors-stage-protest-in-j-k-against-civilian-deaths-in-kashmir-unrest-2966015/|work=The Indian Express|quote=Kashmir Valley is on the boil since July 9, a day after Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani was killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of south Kashmir. The widespread protests claimed the lives of 55 people and left over 6000 injured, with hundreds hit by pellets in their eyes as a result of which, doctors say, a number of youths have lost their eye sight.}}</ref> in what became the worst span of unrest in the region since the [[2010 Kashmir unrest|2010 unrest]].<ref>{{cite news|title=India's Modi lashes out at Pakistan, Pakistan hits back|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-india-anniversary-idUKKCN10Q0FG|access-date=17 August 2016|work=Reuters|date=15 August 2016|quote=Modi met national party leaders on Friday to seek ways to end the worst unrest in Kashmir since 2010.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Five civilians killed, 31 injured in fresh firing in Kashmir; toll reaches 65|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/four-civilians-killed-in-firing-in-jammu-and-kashmir-s-budgam-district/story-N8ZhElghzojEGN94KNylCL.html|access-date=17 August 2016|work=Hindustan Times|date=17 August 2016|quote=The worst violence since 2010 — when the Valley was rocked by similar protests leaving scores dead and injured — has sparked a verbal spat between India and Pakistan, both blaming each other for the flare-up.}}</ref> As a result, Indian-administered Kashmir was placed under 53 consecutive days of curfew, which was fully lifted by 31 August 2016.<ref name="DH">{{cite news|title=Curfew lifted from Valley, one killed in clash in Sopore|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/567874/curfew-lifted-valley-one-killed.html|access-date=31 August 2016|agency=Press Trust of India|date=31 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="TH">{{cite news|title=One killed, 100 injured in Valle|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/authorities-lift-curfew-in-kashmir-valley-as-clashes-erupt-in-some-places/article9054322.ece|author=Peerzada Ashiq|work=The Hindu|access-date=31 August 2016|date=31 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="GKCurfew">{{cite news|url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/story/227253.html|title=Curfew lifted from entire Kashmir valley, says Div Com|work=Greater Kashmir|date=31 August 2016|access-date=31 August 2016|archive-date=21 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321142159/https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/story/227253.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The protests that followed Wani's killing resulted in the deaths of more than 96 people<ref>
+As a militant leader, Wani was actively sought by [[Indian Armed Forces|Indian security forces]], who had imposed a bounty for his capture. He was located in a remote village in the [[Anantnag district]] of Jammu and Kashmir and subsequently killed in a firefight with Indian forces on 8 July 2016. Wani's killing sparked [[2016–2017 Kashmir unrest|massive protests]] across the entire [[Kashmir Valley]]<ref name="Most-wanted" /><ref>{{cite news|title=This militant was a folk hero on social media. Now his death has roiled Indian Kashmir.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/07/11/this-violent-militant-was-a-folk-hero-on-social-media-now-his-death-has-roiled-indian-kashmir/|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=19 August 2017|date=11 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Arya |first=Divya |title=Postbox kashmir : Two Lives in Letters |publisher=Penguin Random House India Private Limited |others=Inc OverDrive |year=2021 |isbn=978-93-5492-049-3 |location=Noida, Uttar Pradesh |oclc=1290491980}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Doctors stage protest in J-K against civilian deaths in Kashmir unrest|access-date=17 August 2016|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/jammu-and-kashmir-burhan-wani-doctors-stage-protest-in-j-k-against-civilian-deaths-in-kashmir-unrest-2966015/|work=The Indian Express|quote=Kashmir Valley is on the boil since July 9, a day after Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani was killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of south Kashmir. The widespread protests claimed the lives of 55 people and left over 6000 injured, with hundreds hit by pellets in their eyes as a result of which, doctors say, a number of youths have lost their eyesight.}}</ref> in what became the worst span of unrest in the region since the [[2010 Kashmir unrest|2010 unrest]].<ref>{{cite news|title=India's Modi lashes out at Pakistan, Pakistan hits back|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-india-anniversary-idUKKCN10Q0FG|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815074421/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-india-anniversary-idUKKCN10Q0FG|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 August 2016|access-date=17 August 2016|work=Reuters|date=15 August 2016|quote=Modi met national party leaders on Friday to seek ways to end the worst unrest in Kashmir since 2010.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Five civilians killed, 31 injured in fresh firing in Kashmir; toll reaches 65|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/four-civilians-killed-in-firing-in-jammu-and-kashmir-s-budgam-district/story-N8ZhElghzojEGN94KNylCL.html|access-date=17 August 2016|work=Hindustan Times|date=17 August 2016|quote=The worst violence since 2010 – when the Valley was rocked by similar protests leaving scores dead and injured – has sparked a verbal spat between India and Pakistan, both blaming each other for the flare-up.}}</ref> As a result, the state of Jammu and Kashmir was placed under 53 consecutive days of curfew, which was fully lifted by 31 August 2016.<ref name="DH">{{cite news|title=Curfew lifted from Valley, one killed in clash in Sopore|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/567874/curfew-lifted-valley-one-killed.html|access-date=31 August 2016|agency=Press Trust of India|date=31 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="TH">{{cite news|title=One killed, 100 injured in Valle|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/authorities-lift-curfew-in-kashmir-valley-as-clashes-erupt-in-some-places/article9054322.ece|author=Peerzada Ashiq|work=The Hindu|access-date=31 August 2016|date=31 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="GKCurfew">{{cite news|url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/story/227253.html|title=Curfew lifted from entire Kashmir valley, says Div Com|work=Greater Kashmir|date=31 August 2016|access-date=31 August 2016|archive-date=21 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321142159/https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/story/227253.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The protests that followed Wani's killing resulted in the deaths of more than 96 people<ref>
-*{{cite news|url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/story/235512.html|title=2016 Unrest: Not even one probe into killings completed|date=6 December 2016|work=[[Greater Kashmir]]|access-date=27 January 2017|ref=While 96 civilians were killed in security forces’ action post the killing of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander BurhanWani, the Government ordered magisterial inquiries into only five such killings.}}
+*{{cite news|url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/story/235512.html|title=2016 Unrest: Not even one probe into killings completed|date=6 December 2016|work=[[Greater Kashmir]]|access-date=27 January 2017|ref=While 96 civilians were killed in security forces' action post the killing of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander BurhanWani, the Government ordered magisterial inquiries into only five such killings.}}
 *{{cite news|url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/front-page/day-85-toll-92-hit-by-pellets-on-sep-15-budgam-youth-succumbs-at-skims/229856.html|title=Day 85 Toll 92: Hit by pellets on Sep 15, Budgam youth succumbs at SKIMS|date=1 October 2016|work=[[Greater Kashmir]]|access-date=27 January 2017}}
 *{{cite news|url=http://nation.com.pk/international/24-Jan-2017/indian-troops-kill-three-suspected-separatists-in-kashmir|title=Indian troops kill three suspected separatists in Kashmir|date=24 January 2017|work=[[The Nation (Pakistan)|The Nation]]|access-date=27 January 2017|agency=Agence France-Presse|ref=The incident sparked months of anti-India unrest which left more than 90 civilians dead.}}
-*{{cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/kashmir-unrest-what-was-the-real-death-toll-in-the-state-in-2016-3183290.html|title=Kashmir unrest: What was the real death toll in the state in 2016?|last1=Yasir|first1=Sameer|date=2 January 2017|access-date=27 January 2017|publisher=[[Firstpost]]}}
+*{{cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/kashmir-unrest-what-was-the-real-death-toll-in-the-state-in-2016-3183290.html|title=Kashmir unrest: What was the real death toll in the state in 2016?|last1=Yasir|first1=Sameer|date=2 January 2017|access-date=27 January 2017|publisher=Firstpost}}
 *{{cite news |last1=Anand |first1=Geeta |last2=Kumar |first2=Hari |date=14 November 2016 |title=Kashmir Is Paralyzed by an 'Adored' Band of Militants |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/world/asia/kashmir-india-pakistan-militants.html |access-date=4 January 2017 |ref=Seventy-six people have been killed in the violence, the police in Kashmir say, while local activists put the toll at closer to 100.}}</ref> and injuries to over 15,000 civilians and 4,000 Indian security personnel.<ref name="15000injuries">{{cite news|url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/front-page/after-15000-injuries-govt-to-train-forces-in-pellet-guns/239453.html|title=After 15000 injuries, Govt to train forces in pellet guns|last1=Akmali|first1=Mukeet|date=23 January 2017|work=[[Greater Kashmir]]|access-date=27 January 2017|archive-date=26 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126190856/http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/front-page/after-15000-injuries-govt-to-train-forces-in-pellet-guns/239453.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="TOI11000">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Pakistan-fomenting-trouble-but-Modi-will-solve-Kashmir-issue-Mehbooba-Mufti/articleshow/53886822.cms|title=Pakistan fomenting trouble, but Modi will solve Kashmir issue: Mehbooba Mufti|date=29 August 2016|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=30 August 2016}}</ref>
-== Biography ==
+== Early life ==
-Wani was born in 1994 in [[Dadasara]], a village situated on the outskirts of the town of [[Tral]] in the [[Pulwama district]] of [[India|Indian]]-administered [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], to Muzaffar Ahmad Wani, the principal of a public higher-secondary school, and Maimoona Muzaffar, a postgraduate of science who taught [[Quran]] classes in her village.<ref name="TIE" /> He had four siblings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/violence-breaks-out-in-tral-after-youth-killed-in-gun-battle-with-army/article7102391.ece|title=Violence breaks out in Tral after youth killed in 'gun battle' with Army|date=15 April 2015|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=9 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="IBT">{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kashmir-edge-after-hizbul-mujahideen-militant-burhan-wanis-killing-686048|title=Kashmir tense after Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani's killing|work= [[International Business Times]]|date=10 July 2016|access-date=10 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="TIE">{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/big-picture-guns-n-poses/|title=Guns 'n' poses: The new crop of militants in Kashmir|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=26 July 2015|access-date=24 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="HP">{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/burhan-wani/who-was-burhan-wani-and-why-is-kashmir-mourning-him/|title=Who Was Burhan Wani And Why Is Kashmir Mourning Him?|first=Piyasree|last=Gupta|work=[[HuffPost]]|date=11 July 2016|access-date=23 July 2016}}</ref> The town of TraI has been a perpetual militant hotbed of hardline separatism.<ref name=theweek18Oct15>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/statescan/terrorist-burhan-muzaffar-wani-made-militancy-look-glamorous-in-kashmir.html|title=Groups of wrath|last=Bhat|first=Tariq|date=18 October 2015|work=[[The Week]]}}</ref>
+Wani was born in 1994 in [[Dadasara]], a village situated on the outskirts of the town of [[Tral]] in the [[Pulwama district]] of [[India]] Union Territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], to Muzaffar Ahmad Wani, the principal of a public higher-secondary school, and Maimoona Muzaffar, a postgraduate of science who taught [[Quran|Qur'an]] classes in her village.<ref name="TIE" /> Muzaffar was affiliated with the [[Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir]] organization and had expressed sentiments of Kashmiri separatism early on, also taking pride in having taught to students who would later become [[Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service|Kashmir Administrative Service]] and Kashmir Police Service officers.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Aggarwal |first=Neil Krishan |title=Militant Leadership: Person-Centered Studies from Kashmir |date=2023 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=978-0-19-764041-8 |series=Oxford scholarship online Psychology |location=New York, NY |pages=41}}</ref> Burhan had four siblings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/violence-breaks-out-in-tral-after-youth-killed-in-gun-battle-with-army/article7102391.ece|title=Violence breaks out in Tral after youth killed in 'gun battle' with Army|date=15 April 2015|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=9 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="IBT">{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kashmir-edge-after-hizbul-mujahideen-militant-burhan-wanis-killing-686048|title=Kashmir tense after Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani's killing|work= [[International Business Times]]|date=10 July 2016|access-date=10 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="TIE">{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/big-picture-guns-n-poses/|title=Guns 'n' poses: The new crop of militants in Kashmir|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=26 July 2015|access-date=24 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="HP">{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/burhan-wani/who-was-burhan-wani-and-why-is-kashmir-mourning-him/|title=Who Was Burhan Wani And Why Is Kashmir Mourning Him?|first=Piyasree|last=Gupta|work=[[HuffPost]]|date=11 July 2016|access-date=23 July 2016}}</ref> The town of TraI has been a perpetual militant hotbed of hardline separatism.<ref name=theweek18Oct15>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/statescan/terrorist-burhan-muzaffar-wani-made-militancy-look-glamorous-in-kashmir.html|title=Groups of wrath|last=Bhat|first=Tariq|date=18 October 2015|work=[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]]|access-date=20 January 2020|archive-date=15 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715190453/https://www.theweek.in/theweek/statescan/terrorist-burhan-muzaffar-wani-made-militancy-look-glamorous-in-kashmir.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-Wani planned to be a doctor and had obtained more than 90% marks in his Class 8 exam<ref name=hindustantimes19Aug15>{{citation |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/burhan-wani-the-new-face-of-kashmiri-militancy-in-virtual-world/story-gV6cBYVcdisOhzrlDcTncL.html|title=Burhan Wani: The new face of Kashmiri militancy in virtual world|date=19 August 2015|work=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=20 January 2020 |first1=Toufiq |last1=Rashid}}</ref> but left his home on 16 October 2010, ten days before his secondary exam and enrolled for the militant cause at about an age of 15, joining Hizbul Mujahideen.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/hizbul-commander-burhan-wani-killed-in-encounter-in-kashmir-1267434.html|title=Hizbul Commander Burhan Wani Killed in Encounter in Kashmir|date=8 July 2016|access-date=9 July 2016|publisher=[[News18.com]]}}</ref><ref name="Most-wanted" /> His family claims that the root of his disillusion with Indian state apparatus laid in an incident in the last summer, whence state police allegedly beat him up, along with his brother Khalid and a friend for no fault of theirs, after asking them to purchase cigarettes for them.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/vantage/burhan-wani-father-remembers-sons-life|title=A Year After Burhan Wani's Death, His Father Remembers His Life|last=Maqbool|first=Majid|website=The Caravan|language=en|access-date=2020-01-20}}</ref><ref name=theweek18Oct15 /><ref name="TIE" /> Burhan's cousins were already involved with the militant movement since about 2008, and had joined Hizbul Mujahideen in 2010.<ref name=theweek18Oct15 />
+== Militancy career ==
+Wani planned to be a doctor and had obtained more than 90% marks in his Class 8 exam<ref name=hindustantimes19Aug15>{{citation |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/burhan-wani-the-new-face-of-kashmiri-militancy-in-virtual-world/story-gV6cBYVcdisOhzrlDcTncL.html|title=Burhan Wani: The new face of Kashmiri militancy in virtual world|date=19 August 2015|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=20 January 2020 |first1=Toufiq |last1=Rashid}}</ref> but left his home on 16 October 2010, ten days before his secondary exam and enrolled for the militant cause at about an age of 15, joining Hizbul Mujahideen.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/hizbul-commander-burhan-wani-killed-in-encounter-in-kashmir-1267434.html|title=Hizbul Commander Burhan Wani Killed in Encounter in Kashmir|date=8 July 2016|access-date=9 July 2016|publisher=[[News18.com]]}}</ref><ref name="Most-wanted" /> His family claims that the root of his disillusion with Indian state apparatus laid in an incident in the last summer, whence state police allegedly beat him up, along with his brother Khalid and a friend for no fault of theirs, after asking them to purchase cigarettes for them.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/vantage/burhan-wani-father-remembers-sons-life|title=A Year After Burhan Wani's Death, His Father Remembers His Life|last=Maqbool|first=Majid|website=The Caravan|access-date=2020-01-20}}</ref><ref name=theweek18Oct15 /><ref name="TIE" /> Burhan's cousins were already involved with the militant movement since about 2008, and had joined Hizbul Mujahideen in 2010.<ref name=theweek18Oct15 />
-Burhan Wani used social-media as a tool of potent information-warfare{{efn|name=information-warfare}} leveraging "a clever mix of ideology, religion and a deep sense of persecution"<ref name=theweek18Oct15 /> in chaste Kashmiri to romanticize the militant movement and wielded unforeseen influence in the local populace as a poster-boy, attracting numerous young adults into the cause.<ref name=theweek18Oct15 /><ref name=ndtv17Aug15>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/10-lakhs-offer-to-find-burhan-21-who-is-all-over-social-media-1208235|title=Rs 10 Lakhs Offer to Find Burhan, 21, Who is All Over Social Media|author=Nazir Masoodi|date=17 August 2015|access-date=26 December 2015|publisher=[[NDTV]]}}</ref><ref name=hindustantimes26Aug15/> He oft-elaborated about the idea of India being entirely incompatible with Islam thus mandating a destruction at any cost, and aimed of unfurling the flag of Islam on Delhi's Red Fort.<ref name=hindustantimes19Aug15 /> In 2013 Burhan's notability as a ''mujahid'' was further boosted, after he was erroneously described as being killed, across social media.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/08/kashmir-whatsapp-warriors-frontline-conflict-india|title=WhatsApp warriors on the new frontline of Kashmir's conflict|last=Safi|first=Michael|date=8 July 2017|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=10 July 2017|quote=Among militants, the digital pioneer was a young Hizbul mujahideen commander called Burhan Wani. His rise to be the most-followed militant in Kashmir started by accident, local journalists say. Early in 2013, supporters thought the teenage Wani had been killed in a gunfight with security forces. As was traditional, pictures of the deceased militant flooded social media. Wani had actually survived the encounter, but was suddenly the best-known fighter in Kashmir.}}</ref>
+Burhan Wani used social-media, leveraging "a clever mix of ideology, religion and a deep sense of persecution"<ref name=theweek18Oct15 /> in chaste Kashmiri to romanticize the militant movement and wielded unforeseen influence in the local populace as a poster-boy, attracting numerous young adults into the cause.<ref name=theweek18Oct15 /><ref name=ndtv17Aug15>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/10-lakhs-offer-to-find-burhan-21-who-is-all-over-social-media-1208235|title=Rs 10 Lakhs Offer to Find Burhan, 21, Who is All Over Social Media|author=Nazir Masoodi|date=17 August 2015|access-date=26 December 2015|publisher=[[NDTV]]}}</ref><ref name=hindustantimes26Aug15/> He oft-elaborated about the idea of India being entirely incompatible with Islam thus mandating a destruction at any cost, and aimed of unfurling the flag of Islam on Delhi's Red Fort.<ref name=hindustantimes19Aug15 /> In 2013 Burhan's notability as a ''mujahid'' was further boosted, after he was erroneously described as being killed, across social media.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/08/kashmir-whatsapp-warriors-frontline-conflict-india|title=WhatsApp warriors on the new frontline of Kashmir's conflict|last=Safi|first=Michael|date=8 July 2017|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=10 July 2017|quote=Among militants, the digital pioneer was a young Hizbul mujahideen commander called Burhan Wani. His rise to be the most-followed militant in Kashmir started by accident, local journalists say. Early in 2013, supporters thought the teenage Wani had been killed in a gunfight with security forces. As was traditional, pictures of the deceased militant flooded social media. Wani had actually survived the encounter, but was suddenly the best-known fighter in Kashmir.}}</ref>
 There was a remarkable increase in the anti-India rhetoric of Burhan's speeches, after his brother Khalid was killed by the Indian Army on 13 April 2015 when he went to meet him (Burhan), along with three friends. The army claimed that Khalid was a militant sympathizer who had taken his friends to get them recruited and was subsequently killed in an encounter. The family of Khalid however alleged that he [[Death in custody|died in custody]], claiming that his body showed no bullet wounds but clinical signs of physical torture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/article7102391.ece?m=dtp|title=Violence breaks out in Tral after youth killed in 'gun battle' with Army|date=15 April 2015|work=The Hindu|access-date=22 August 2016}}</ref><ref name=theweek18Oct15 /><ref name="IE">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/if-my-son-was-killed-in-encounter-why-his-body-didnt-bear-a-bullet-wound/|title='If my son was killed in encounter why his body didn't bear a bullet wound?'|date=14 April 2015|work=The Indian Express|access-date=9 July 2016}}</ref> The three friends of Khalid meanwhile escaped but ran into an army cordon, where they alleged being tortured before being rescued by the state police.<ref name=theweek18Oct15 />
-In August 2015, the state government imposed a bounty of [[Indian rupee|₹]]10,00,000 on Burhan's head.<ref name=ndtv17Aug15 /> In another report, [[The Diplomat]] claimed that Burhan had $1500 bounty on him.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shah |first=Fahad |author-link=Fahad Shah|date=14 July 2016 |title=Burhan Wani's Killing Brings Kashmir to a Crossroads |work=[[The Diplomat]] |url=https://thediplomat.com/2016/07/burhan-wanis-killing-brings-kashmir-to-a-crossroads/}}</ref> A Facebook post about a month back showing Burhan along with 10 other militants in militant attire with heavy arms had gone viral in Kashmir.<ref name="TIE" /> The videos however continued, with him urging people to take up arms against the state and refusing to collaborate with Indian elements.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Zutshi |first=Chitralekha |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/995355501 |title=Kashmir : History, Politics, Representation |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |year=2017 |isbn=978-1-107-18197-7 |location=Cambridge, United Kingdom |pages=240 |oclc=995355501}}</ref><ref name=hindustantimes26Aug15>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/in-new-video-j-k-militant-burhan-wani-asks-youth-to-join-him/article1-1384504.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828235923/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/in-new-video-j-k-militant-burhan-wani-asks-youth-to-join-him/article1-1384504.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 August 2015|title=In new video, J-K militant Burhan Wani asks youth to join him|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=26 August 2015 |first1=Toufiq |last1=Rashid |access-date=26 December 2015}}</ref> Police have often approached the judiciary, for enacting bans on social networking pages that disseminated Burhan's messages.<ref name=hindustantimes19Aug15 /> In a video released in June 2016, he assured the [[Amarnath Temple|Amarnath]] pilgrims of a safe passage<ref name="DNA" /> but had threatened to attack proposed resettlement colonies for [[Kashmiri Pandits]], in opposition to an [[Israel]]-like solution, and colonies for armed forces. He also urged the state-police to stay out of their way, threatening to attack all security forces.<ref name="DNA">{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-most-wanted-terror-leader-assures-safe-amarnath-yatra-2221068|title=Most-wanted terror leader assures safe Amarnath yatra|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=8 June 2016|access-date=9 July 2016}}</ref> Although no attack has ever been traced back to him, he is believed to have masterminded several of them.<ref name="HP" />
+In August 2015, the state government imposed a bounty of [[Indian rupee|₹]]10,00,000 on Burhan's head.<ref name=ndtv17Aug15 /> In another report, [[The Diplomat (magazine)|''The Diplomat'']] claimed that Burhan had $1500 bounty on him.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shah |first=Fahad |date=14 July 2016 |title=Burhan Wani's Killing Brings Kashmir to a Crossroads |work=[[The Diplomat (magazine)|The Diplomat]] |url=https://thediplomat.com/2016/07/burhan-wanis-killing-brings-kashmir-to-a-crossroads/}}</ref> A Facebook post about a month back showing Burhan along with 10 other militants in militant attire with heavy arms had gone viral in Kashmir.<ref name="TIE" /> The videos however continued, with him urging people to take up arms against the state and to refuse to collaborate with Indian elements.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Zutshi |first=Chitralekha |title=Kashmir : History, Politics, Representation |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |year=2017 |isbn=978-1-107-18197-7 |location=Cambridge, United Kingdom |pages=240 |oclc=995355501}}</ref><ref name=hindustantimes26Aug15>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/in-new-video-j-k-militant-burhan-wani-asks-youth-to-join-him/article1-1384504.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828235923/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/in-new-video-j-k-militant-burhan-wani-asks-youth-to-join-him/article1-1384504.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 August 2015|title=In new video, J-K militant Burhan Wani asks youth to join him|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=26 August 2015 |first1=Toufiq |last1=Rashid |access-date=26 December 2015}}</ref> Police have often approached the judiciary, for enacting bans on social networking pages that disseminated Burhan's messages.<ref name=hindustantimes19Aug15 /> In a video released in June 2016, he assured the [[Amarnath Temple|Amarnath]] pilgrims of a safe passage<ref name="DNA" /> but had threatened to attack proposed resettlement colonies for [[Kashmiri Pandits]], in opposition to an [[Israel]]-like solution, and colonies for armed forces. He also urged the state-police to stay out of their way, threatening to attack all security forces.<ref name="DNA">{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-most-wanted-terror-leader-assures-safe-amarnath-yatra-2221068|title=Most-wanted terror leader assures safe Amarnath yatra|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=8 June 2016|access-date=9 July 2016}}</ref> Although no attack has ever been traced back to him, he is believed to have masterminded several of them.<ref name="HP" />
 == Death ==
-Burhan Wani was killed in an anti insurgency operation on 8 July 2016 along with two other militants, later identified as Sartaj Ahmad Sheikh and Pervaiz Ahmad Lashkari. He and his companions were killed in Bumdoora village in [[Kokernag]] area by a joint team of the special operations group of the [[Jammu and Kashmir Police]] and 19 [[Rashtriya Rifles]].<ref name=TOI /><ref name="IndianExpress" /><ref name="OmarAbdullah" /> Security forces later stated that the operation had actually begun on 7 June when Burhan, along with his companions, had come to Kokernag in order to procure weapons.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-hizb-commander-burhani-wani-wanted-more-weapons-in-his-final-hours-2232869|title=Hizbul Commander Burhani Wani wanted more weapons in his final hours|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|first=Azaan|last=Javaid|date=10 July 2016|access-date=23 July 2016}}</ref> Some army and police officials later said that the security forces had received intelligence regarding the presence of Sheikh but did not know Wani too was present along with him.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/burhan-wani-s-death-op-wasn-t-for-him-had-targeted-another-militant/story-HubnEfc93OmNLvVf0WtAKM.html|title=Burhan Wani's death: Op wasn't for him, had targeted another militant|first=Harinder|last=Baweja|work=Hindustan Times|date=11 July 2016|access-date=24 July 2016}}</ref> The state's Chief Minister [[Mehbooba Mufti]] and the Deputy Chief Minister [[Nirmal Kumar Singh]] also stated that the security forces were unaware of his presence and would have given him a chance had they known about his presence there.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/if-forces-knew-it-was-burhan-forces-would-have-him-a-chance-mehbooba/story-lJ8nP8Z76Z6OuMMIBBOWNO.html|title=If forces knew it was Burhan, they would have given him a chance: Mehbooba|first=Toufiq|last=Rashid|work=Hindustan Times|date=28 July 2016|access-date=30 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Burhan-Wanis-encounter-was-an-accident-JK-Deputy-CM-Nirmal-Singh/articleshow/53467760.cms|title=We did not know about Burhan Wani's presence at encounter site: J&K Deputy CM Nirmal Singh|first=Ankita|last=Rajeshwari|work=The Times of India|date=30 July 2016|access-date=31 July 2016}}</ref>
+Burhan Wani was killed in an anti-insurgency operation on 8 July 2016 along with two other militants, later identified as Sartaj Ahmad Sheikh and Pervaiz Ahmad Lashkari. He and his companions were killed in Bumdoora village in [[Kokernag]] area by a joint team of the special operations group of the [[Jammu and Kashmir Police]] and 19 [[Rashtriya Rifles]].<ref name=TOI /><ref name="IndianExpress" /><ref name="OmarAbdullah" /> Security forces later stated that the operation had actually begun on 7 June when Burhan, along with his companions, had come to Kokernag in order to procure weapons.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-hizb-commander-burhani-wani-wanted-more-weapons-in-his-final-hours-2232869|title=Hizbul Commander Burhani Wani wanted more weapons in his final hours|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|first=Azaan|last=Javaid|date=10 July 2016|access-date=23 July 2016}}</ref> Some army and police officials later said that the security forces had received intelligence regarding the presence of Sheikh but did not know Wani too was present along with him.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/burhan-wani-s-death-op-wasn-t-for-him-had-targeted-another-militant/story-HubnEfc93OmNLvVf0WtAKM.html|title=Burhan Wani's death: Op wasn't for him, had targeted another militant|first=Harinder|last=Baweja|work=Hindustan Times|date=11 July 2016|access-date=24 July 2016}}</ref> The state's Chief Minister [[Mehbooba Mufti]] and the Deputy Chief Minister [[Nirmal Kumar Singh]] also stated that the security forces were unaware of his presence and would have given him a chance had they known about his presence there.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/if-forces-knew-it-was-burhan-forces-would-have-him-a-chance-mehbooba/story-lJ8nP8Z76Z6OuMMIBBOWNO.html|title=If forces knew it was Burhan, they would have given him a chance: Mehbooba|first=Toufiq|last=Rashid|work=Hindustan Times|date=28 July 2016|access-date=30 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Burhan-Wanis-encounter-was-an-accident-JK-Deputy-CM-Nirmal-Singh/articleshow/53467760.cms|title=We did not know about Burhan Wani's presence at encounter site: J&K Deputy CM Nirmal Singh|first=Ankita|last=Rajeshwari|work=The Times of India|date=30 July 2016|access-date=31 July 2016}}</ref>
 According to police officials, the security forces faced resistance from locals who resorted to stone-pelting. The encounter began at 16:30 and ended at 18:15. The militants were hiding in a house during the operation and started firing on the troops conducting search operations. All three were killed in the ensuing encounter. Jammu and Kashmir Police's [[Director General of Police|Director General]] K. Rajendra confirmed that Wani was killed in an exchange of fire between security personnel and the militants.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Hizbul-Mujahideen-terrorist-Burhan-Wani-killed-in-JK-encounter/articleshow/53121685.cms?from=mdr|title=Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani killed in J&K encounter|work=The Times of India|date=8 July 2016|access-date=30 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="IndianExpress">{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/jk-valley-on-boil-after-face-of-new-militancy-burhan-wani-is-shot-dead-hizbul-mujahideen-2902395|title=Kashmir on boil after face of new militancy, Burhan Wani, is shot dead|work=The Indian Express|date=9 July 2016|access-date=9 July 2016 |first1=Mir |last1=Ehsan}}</ref><ref name="OmarAbdullah">{{cite news|url=http://www.indiatoday.in/story/burhan-muzaffar-wani-killed-jammu-kashmir-omar-abdullah/1/710825.html|title=No militancy related incident attributed to Burhan Wani, says Omar Abdullah|work=India Today|date=9 July 2016|access-date=9 July 2016|first1=Naseer |last1=Ganai}}</ref>
-The local residents denied awareness of Wani's presence in the village. According to them, the police arrived around noon and said that they were combing the area in preparation for an inauguration by the Chief Minister [[Mehbooba Mufti]]. They cordoned off the area by 16:00 and took positions around the house where Burhan and his associates were present. When the militants tried to come out and escape, they were shot down. After their death, hundreds of villagers came out mourning the death and clashed with the police, CRPF and attacked army camps in the area.<ref name=AlJazeera>[http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/07/journey-heart-kashmir-crisis-160715115636351.html A journey into the heart of Kashmir's crisis], Al Jazeera, 15 July 2016.</ref> He is believed to have been succeeded by [[Sabzar Bhat]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/burhan-wani-s-father-attends-funeral-of-hizbul-militant-sabzar-bhat/story-Ek79Xexmo6OQL4pvRKRcnK.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |quote=Hizbul Mujahideen militant Sabzar Ahmad Bhat was buried in his village in Pulwama on Sunday morning, a day after the 27-year-old was killed in a gun fight with security forces in south Kashmir. |title=Burhan Wani's father attends funeral of Hizbul militant Sabzar Bhat |first=Toufiq |last=Rashid |date=28 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="BBC">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-40068927 |title=Kashmir conflict: Top militant Sabzar Bhat killed, police say |work=[[BBC News]] |date=27 May 2017 |access-date=27 May 2017}}</ref> who was also killed by Indian security forces shortly afterwards.
+The local residents denied awareness of Wani's presence in the village. According to them, the police arrived around noon and said that they were combing the area in preparation for an inauguration by the Chief Minister [[Mehbooba Mufti]]. They cordoned off the area by 16:00 and took positions around the house where Burhan and his associates were present. When the militants tried to come out and escape, they were shot down. After their death, hundreds of villagers came out mourning the death and clashed with the police, CRPF and attacked army camps in the area.<ref name=AlJazeera>[http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/07/journey-heart-kashmir-crisis-160715115636351.html A journey into the heart of Kashmir's crisis], Al Jazeera, 15 July 2016.</ref> He is believed to have been succeeded by [[Sabzar Bhat]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/burhan-wani-s-father-attends-funeral-of-hizbul-militant-sabzar-bhat/story-Ek79Xexmo6OQL4pvRKRcnK.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |quote=Hizbul Mujahideen militant Sabzar Ahmad Bhat was buried in his village in Pulwama on Sunday morning, a day after the 27-year-old was killed in a gun fight with security forces in south Kashmir. |title=Burhan Wani's father attends funeral of Hizbul militant Sabzar Bhat |first=Toufiq |last=Rashid |date=28 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="BBC">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-40068927 |title=Kashmir conflict: Top militant Sabzar Bhat killed, police say |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=27 May 2017 |access-date=27 May 2017}}</ref> who was also killed by Indian security forces shortly afterwards.
-== Reaction ==
+=== Reaction ===
 {{Main|2016 Kashmir unrest}}
-A large crowd attended his funeral on 9 July. The crowd was estimated to number 200,000 and was described by reporters as the largest ever gathering.<ref name="ITlakhs">{{cite news|url=https://indiatoday.in/lstory/with-burhan-death-militant-icon-born-lakhs-participate-his-funeral/1/711112.html|title=With Burhan's death, militant icon is born; lakhs participate in his funeral|work=[[India Today]]|date=9 July 2016|access-date=10 July 2016}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=crossroads>{{cite news |author=Fahad Shah |url=https://thediplomat.com/2016/07/burhan-wanis-killing-brings-kashmir-to-a-crossroads/ |title=Burhan Wani's killing brings Kashmir to a crossroads |work=[[The Diplomat]] |date=14 July 2016}}</ref><ref name=onfire>{{cite news |author=Baba Umar |url=https://thediplomat.com/2016/07/kashmir-on-fire/ |title=Kashmir on fire |work=The Diplomat |date=13 July 2016}}</ref> The last rite prayers were also performed in absentia in all major towns of Kashmir.<ref>{{cite news |author=Praveen Swami |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/kashmir-protests-terrorist-burhan-wani-death-hizbul-mujahideen-commander-indian-army-2935784/ |title=Decoding Burhan Wani's death: As rage gets younger, new hotspots emerge in Valley's islands of calm |work=The Indian Express |date=26 July 2016}}</ref> His body wrapped in the [[flag of Pakistan]] was buried next to that of his brother Khalid in Tral.<ref name="IBT" /> Militants were also present at his funeral and offered him a [[three-volley salute]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Praveen Swami |url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/militants-offer-three-volley-salute-to-hizb-commander-burhan-wani/222502.html |title=Militants offer three-volley salute to Hizb commander Burhan Wani |work=Greater Kashmir |date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
+A large crowd attended his funeral on 9 July. The crowd was estimated to number 200,000 and was described by reporters as the largest ever gathering.<ref name="ITlakhs">{{cite news|url=https://indiatoday.in/lstory/with-burhan-death-militant-icon-born-lakhs-participate-his-funeral/1/711112.html|title=With Burhan's death, militant icon is born; lakhs participate in his funeral|work=[[India Today]]|date=9 July 2016|access-date=10 July 2016}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=crossroads>{{cite news |author=Fahad Shah |url=https://thediplomat.com/2016/07/burhan-wanis-killing-brings-kashmir-to-a-crossroads/ |title=Burhan Wani's killing brings Kashmir to a crossroads |work=[[The Diplomat (magazine)|The Diplomat]] |date=14 July 2016}}</ref><ref name=onfire>{{cite news |author=Baba Umar |url=https://thediplomat.com/2016/07/kashmir-on-fire/ |title=Kashmir on fire |work=The Diplomat |date=13 July 2016}}</ref> The last rite prayers were also performed in absentia in all major towns of Kashmir.<ref>{{cite news |author=Praveen Swami |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/kashmir-protests-terrorist-burhan-wani-death-hizbul-mujahideen-commander-indian-army-2935784/ |title=Decoding Burhan Wani's death: As rage gets younger, new hotspots emerge in Valley's islands of calm |work=The Indian Express |date=26 July 2016}}</ref> His body wrapped in the [[flag of Pakistan]] was buried next to that of his brother Khalid in Tral.<ref name="IBT" /> Militants were also present at his funeral and offered him a [[three-volley salute]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Praveen Swami |url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/militants-offer-three-volley-salute-to-hizb-commander-burhan-wani/222502.html |title=Militants offer three-volley salute to Hizb commander Burhan Wani |work=Greater Kashmir |date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
-After the news of his death spread, violent protests erupted in some areas of Kashmir Valley.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/social-media-outrages-over-alleged-blocking-of-pro-kashmir-activists-facebook-account-2887058.html|title=Social media outrages over alleged blocking of pro-Kashmir activist's Facebook account|publisher=[[Firstpost]]|date=11 July 2016|access-date=30 July 2016}}</ref> Separatist leaders called for shutdown in Kashmir which was repeatedly extended before being called off in February 2017.<ref name="IndianExpress" /><ref name="IndianExpress1">{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.in/story/jammu-and-kashmir-mobile-internet-train-services-suspended-following-death-of-hizbul-commander/1/710909.html|title=Burhan Wani encounter:12 civilians killed, 200 injured, 6 companies of CRPF rushed into Kashmir|work=India Today|date=9 July 2016|access-date=17 July 2016}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Police stations and security forces were attacked by mobs. Stone pelting was reported from many parts in Kashmir,<ref name=ndtv09Jul16>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/acted-with-restraint-say-police-on-kashmir-clashes-after-wanis-killing-1429694/|title=Don't Want To Kill Our Own, Say Police On Kashmir Clashes After Burhan Wani's Killing|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=9 July 2016|access-date=9 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/shutdown-shivratri-kashmir-separatists-strike-friday/1/887007.html|title=Srinagar: Separatists call off strike on Friday due to Shivaratri|work=Hindustan Times|date=20 February 2017|access-date=3 March 2017}}</ref> including upon transit camps of [[Kashmiri Pandit]]s. Internet services along with train services were suspended and the [[Srinagar Jammu National Highway|national highway]] was shut down. The Amarnath pilgrimage was repeatedly resumed and suspended due to the unrest.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatimes.com/news/india/everything-you-need-to-know-about-burhan-wani-the-hizbul-mujahideen-posterboy-killed-in-an-encounter-in-kashmir-258077.html|title=Everything You Need To Know About Burhan Wani – The Hizbul Mujahideen Posterboy Killed In An Encounter In Kashmir|work=The Times of India|date=9 July 2016|access-date=9 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/burhan-wani-kashmir-protests-amarnath-pilgrims-stranded-after-vehicular-traffic-suspended-along-the-jammu-srinagar-highway-2903700/|title=Amarnath pilgrims stranded after vehicular traffic suspended along Jammu-Srinagar highway|work=The Indian Express|date=9 July 2016|access-date=9 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/kashmir-violence-burhan-wani-killing-amarnath-yatra-resumes-after-three-days-heavy-security-for-pilgrims-2907305/|title=Amarnath Yatra resumes after three days, heavy security for pilgrims|work=The Indian Express|last=Sharma|first=Arun|date=11 July 2016|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-burhan-wani-death-amarnath-yatra-suspened-again-over-fresh-disturbances-2234223|title=Burhan Wani death: Amarnath Yatra suspended again over fresh disturbances|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=13 July 2016|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesofindia.com/india/Amarnath-yatra-resumes-from-Jammu/articleshow/53240918.cms|title=Amarnath yatra resumes from Jammu|work=The Times of India|date=16 July 2016|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref> More than 200 Kashmiri Pandit employees fled the transit camps during night time on 12 July due to the attacks by protesters on the camps.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/pandits-leave-valley-threaten-not-to-join-jobs-in-kashmir/946544|title=Pandits Leave Valley, Threaten Not to Join Jobs in Kashmir|work=Outlook|date=13 July 2016|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/jammu-and-kashmir/kashmiri-pandits-hold-protest-for-second-day_1907841.html|title=Kashmiri pandits hold protest for second day|publisher=Zee News|date=15 July 2016|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref> The house where Burhan was killed was set ablaze by a mob on suspicion that its residents had tipped-off the security forces about Burhan.<ref name="DC" /> Curfew was imposed in all districts of Kashmir on 15 July and mobile phone networks were suspended.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/burhan-wani-killing-authorities-impose-curfew-across-kashmir-valley-today-143164|title=Burhan Wani Killing: Authorities Impose Curfew Across Kashmir Valley Today|publisher=NDTV|date=15 July 2016|access-date=17 July 2016}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The curfew was lifted from all parts on 31 August 2016.<ref name="DH" /><ref name="TH" /><ref name="GKCurfew" /> More than 90 people died in the unrest<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/story/235512.html|title=2016 Unrest: Not even one probe into killings completed|date=6 December 2016|work=[[Greater Kashmir]]|access-date=27 January 2017|ref=While 96 civilians were killed in security forces’ action post the killing of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander BurhanWani, the Government ordered magisterial inquiries into only five such killings.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/front-page/day-85-toll-92-hit-by-pellets-on-sep-15-budgam-youth-succumbs-at-skims/229856.html|title=Day 85 Toll 92: Hit by pellets on Sep 15, Budgam youth succumbs at SKIMS|date=1 October 2016|work=[[Greater Kashmir]]|access-date=27 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://nation.com.pk/international/24-Jan-2017/indian-troops-kill-three-suspected-separatists-in-kashmir|title=Indian troops kill three suspected separatists in Kashmir|date=24 January 2017|work=[[The Nation (Pakistan)|The Nation]]|access-date=27 January 2017|agency=Agence France-Presse|ref=The incident sparked months of anti-India unrest which left more than 90 civilians dead.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/kashmir-unrest-what-was-the-real-death-toll-in-the-state-in-2016-3183290.html|title=Kashmir unrest: What was the real death toll in the state in 2016?|last1=Yasir|first1=Sameer|date=2 January 2017|access-date=27 January 2017|publisher=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref> and over 15,000 civilians were injured.<ref name=15000injuries/> Indian security forces reportedly used [[assault rifles]] to open fire on protestors.<ref>{{cite news|title=Protests intensify in Indian Kashmir, security forces kill five|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-kashmir-idUSKCN10R0VQ|access-date=17 August 2016|work=Reuters|date=16 August 2016|quote=The latest casualties came as security forces opened fire with automatic rifles, a step up from their earlier use of shotguns, whose pellets are meant to incapacitate but not kill.}}</ref> Over 4,000 security personnel were also injured during the unrest.<ref name="TOI11000" />
+After the news of his death spread, violent protests erupted in some areas of Kashmir Valley.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/social-media-outrages-over-alleged-blocking-of-pro-kashmir-activists-facebook-account-2887058.html|title=Social media outrages over alleged blocking of pro-Kashmir activist's Facebook account|publisher=Firstpost|date=11 July 2016|access-date=30 July 2016}}</ref> Separatist leaders called for shutdown in Kashmir which was repeatedly extended before being called off in February 2017.<ref name="IndianExpress" /><ref name="IndianExpress1">{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.in/story/jammu-and-kashmir-mobile-internet-train-services-suspended-following-death-of-hizbul-commander/1/710909.html|title=Burhan Wani encounter:12 civilians killed, 200 injured, 6 companies of CRPF rushed into Kashmir|work=India Today|date=9 July 2016|access-date=17 July 2016}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Police stations and security forces were attacked by mobs. Stone pelting was reported from many parts in Kashmir,<ref name=ndtv09Jul16>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/acted-with-restraint-say-police-on-kashmir-clashes-after-wanis-killing-1429694/|title=Don't Want To Kill Our Own, Say Police on Kashmir Clashes After Burhan Wani's Killing|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=9 July 2016|access-date=9 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/jammu-and-kashmir/story/shutdown-shivratri-kashmir-separatists-strike-friday-961591-2017-02-20|title=Srinagar: Separatists call off strike on Friday due to Shivaratri|work=Hindustan Times|date=20 February 2017|access-date=3 March 2017}}</ref> including upon transit camps of [[Kashmiri Pandit]]s. Internet services along with train services were suspended and the [[Jammu–Srinagar National Highway|national highway]] was shut down. The Amarnath pilgrimage was repeatedly resumed and suspended due to the unrest.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatimes.com/news/india/everything-you-need-to-know-about-burhan-wani-the-hizbul-mujahideen-posterboy-killed-in-an-encounter-in-kashmir-258077.html|title=Everything You Need To Know About Burhan Wani – The Hizbul Mujahideen Posterboy Killed in an Encounter in Kashmir|work=The Times of India|date=9 July 2016|access-date=9 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/burhan-wani-kashmir-protests-amarnath-pilgrims-stranded-after-vehicular-traffic-suspended-along-the-jammu-srinagar-highway-2903700/|title=Amarnath pilgrims stranded after vehicular traffic suspended along Jammu-Srinagar highway|work=The Indian Express|date=9 July 2016|access-date=9 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/kashmir-violence-burhan-wani-killing-amarnath-yatra-resumes-after-three-days-heavy-security-for-pilgrims-2907305/|title=Amarnath Yatra resumes after three days, heavy security for pilgrims|work=The Indian Express|last=Sharma|first=Arun|date=11 July 2016|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-burhan-wani-death-amarnath-yatra-suspened-again-over-fresh-disturbances-2234223|title=Burhan Wani death: Amarnath Yatra suspended again over fresh disturbances|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=13 July 2016|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Amarnath-yatra-resumes-from-Jammu/articleshow/53240918.cms|title=Amarnath yatra resumes from Jammu|work=The Times of India|date=16 July 2016|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref> More than 200 Kashmiri Pandit employees fled the transit camps during night time on 12 July due to the attacks by protesters on the camps.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/pandits-leave-valley-threaten-not-to-join-jobs-in-kashmir/946544|title=Pandits Leave Valley, Threaten Not to Join Jobs in Kashmir|work=Outlook|date=13 July 2016|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/jammu-and-kashmir/kashmiri-pandits-hold-protest-for-second-day_1907841.html|title=Kashmiri pandits hold protest for second day|publisher=Zee News|date=15 July 2016|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref> The house where Burhan was killed was set ablaze by a mob on suspicion that its residents had tipped-off the security forces about Burhan.<ref name="DC" /> Curfew was imposed in all districts of Kashmir on 15 July and mobile phone networks were suspended.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/burhan-wani-killing-authorities-impose-curfew-across-kashmir-valley-today-143164|title=Burhan Wani Killing: Authorities Impose Curfew Across Kashmir Valley Today|publisher=NDTV|date=15 July 2016|access-date=17 July 2016}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The curfew was lifted from all parts on 31 August 2016.<ref name="DH" /><ref name="TH" /><ref name="GKCurfew" /> More than 90 people died in the unrest<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/story/235512.html|title=2016 Unrest: Not even one probe into killings completed|date=6 December 2016|work=[[Greater Kashmir]]|access-date=27 January 2017|ref=While 96 civilians were killed in security forces' action post the killing of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander BurhanWani, the Government ordered magisterial inquiries into only five such killings.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/front-page/day-85-toll-92-hit-by-pellets-on-sep-15-budgam-youth-succumbs-at-skims/229856.html|title=Day 85 Toll 92: Hit by pellets on Sep 15, Budgam youth succumbs at SKIMS|date=1 October 2016|work=[[Greater Kashmir]]|access-date=27 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://nation.com.pk/international/24-Jan-2017/indian-troops-kill-three-suspected-separatists-in-kashmir|title=Indian troops kill three suspected separatists in Kashmir|date=24 January 2017|work=[[The Nation (Pakistan)|The Nation]]|access-date=27 January 2017|agency=Agence France-Presse|ref=The incident sparked months of anti-India unrest which left more than 90 civilians dead.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/kashmir-unrest-what-was-the-real-death-toll-in-the-state-in-2016-3183290.html|title=Kashmir unrest: What was the real death toll in the state in 2016?|last1=Yasir|first1=Sameer|date=2 January 2017|access-date=27 January 2017|publisher=Firstpost}}</ref> and over 15,000 civilians were injured.<ref name=15000injuries/> Indian security forces reportedly used [[assault rifles]] to open fire on protestors.<ref>{{cite news|title=Protests intensify in Indian Kashmir, security forces kill five|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-kashmir-idUSKCN10R0VQ|access-date=17 August 2016|work=Reuters|date=16 August 2016|quote=The latest casualties came as security forces opened fire with automatic rifles, a step up from their earlier use of shotguns, whose pellets are meant to incapacitate but not kill.}}</ref> Over 4,000 security personnel were also injured during the unrest.<ref name="TOI11000" />
-[[Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party|Peoples Democratic Party]] leader [[Muzaffar Hussain Baig]] alleged that the [[standard operating procedure]] had not been followed during the encounter involving Wani and his accomplices. Baig demanded that a commission be appointed to probe Wani's killing.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pdp-leader-demands-probe-into-burhan-wanis-killing-says-rules-violated-1431605|title=PDP Leader Demands Probe Into Burhan Wani's Killing, Says Rules Violated|first=Nazir|last=Masoodi|publisher=NDTV|date=14 July 2016|access-date=23 July 2016}}</ref> Deputy Chief Minister [[Nirmal Kumar Singh|Nirmal Singh]] refused, stating that it was an anti-terrorist operation and there was no need for an inquiry.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/mobi/news/jammu-kashmir/community/nirmal-rebuffs-baig-says-no-to-inquiry-into-burhan-s-killing/266551.html|title=Nirmal rebuffs Baig, says no to inquiry into Burhan's killing|work=The Tribune|date=15 July 2016|access-date=23 July 2016}}</ref>
+[[Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party|Peoples Democratic Party]] leader [[Muzaffar Hussain Baig]] alleged that the [[standard operating procedure]] had not been followed during the encounter involving Wani and his accomplices. Baig demanded that a commission be appointed to probe Wani's killing.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pdp-leader-demands-probe-into-burhan-wanis-killing-says-rules-violated-1431605|title=PDP Leader Demands Probe into Burhan Wani's Killing, Says Rules Violated|first=Nazir|last=Masoodi|publisher=NDTV|date=14 July 2016|access-date=23 July 2016}}</ref> Deputy Chief Minister [[Nirmal Kumar Singh|Nirmal Singh]] refused, stating that it was an anti-terrorist operation and there was no need for an inquiry.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/mobi/news/jammu-kashmir/community/nirmal-rebuffs-baig-says-no-to-inquiry-into-burhan-s-killing/266551.html|title=Nirmal rebuffs Baig, says no to inquiry into Burhan's killing|work=The Tribune|date=15 July 2016|access-date=23 July 2016}}</ref>
-A day after Wani's death [[List of Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|former Chief Minister of state]] [[Omar Abdullah]] said that his killing had made him the new icon of the disaffected section of the Kashmiri society and further warned that more Kashmiris will join the militancy after his death.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/burhan-wani-more-dangerous-in-death-than-in-life-says-omar-abdullah-1429592|title=Burhan Wani More Dangerous In Death Than In Life, Says Omar Abdullah|publisher=NDTV|date=9 July 2016|access-date=23 July 2016}}</ref> On 12 July, [[Pakistan]]'s [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Nawaz Sharif]] in a statement expressed "shock" over the killing of Burhan Wani<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/nawaz-sharif-expresses-shock-over-killing-of-burhan-wani-2907159/|title=Nawaz Sharif expresses shock over killing of Burhan Wani|work=The Indian Express|date=11 July 2016|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref> which was criticised by the Indian government.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/pakistan-burhan-wani-kashmir-violence-terrorism-govt-india/|title=Pakistan's view on Burhan Wani reflects its association with terrorism: Govt|work=The Indian Express|date=12 July 2016|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref> Sharif called Wani a "[[martyr]]" on 15 July. The [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Indian Ministry of External Affairs]] in response criticized Pakistan for "glorifying" terrorists belonging to proscribed terrorist organisations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/sharif-calls-burhan-a-martyr-sparks-another-india-pak-war-of-words-2916744/|title=Sharif calls Burhan a martyr, sparks another India-Pak war of words|work=The Indian Express|date=15 July 2016|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref> [[Indian Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] criticised the media alleging it was portraying the slain Wani as a hero.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/pm-narendra-modi-unhappy-over-media-coverage-of-terrorist-burhan-wani-being-portrayed-as-hero_1906560.html|title=PM Narendra Modi 'unhappy' over media coverage of terrorist Burhan Wani being portrayed as 'hero'?|publisher=Zee News|date=13 July 2016|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref> Pakistan's [[Ambassador to the United Nations]] [[Maleeha Lodhi]] during meeting with UN officials raised the killing of Wani describing it as an "assassination of a Kashmiri youth leader".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/pakistan-raises-kashmir-issue-with-un-officials-2925247/|title=Pakistan raises Kashmir issue with UN officials|work=The Indian Express|date=21 July 2016|access-date=23 July 2016}}</ref> During his speech at the [[United Nations General Assembly]] on 21 September, Sharif described Burhan Wani as a "young leader" who had emerged as a symbol of the latest "Kashmiri Intifada".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/At-UN-Sharif-talks-of-Intifada-in-JK-India-says-Pak-in-complete-denial/articleshow/54455415.cms|title=At UN, Sharif talks of 'Intifada' in J&K, India says Pak 'in complete denial'|first=Chidanand|last=Rajghatta|work=The Times of India|date=22 September 2016|access-date=22 September 2016}}</ref>
+A day after Wani's death [[List of Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|former Chief Minister of state]] [[Omar Abdullah]] said that his killing had made him the new icon of the disaffected section of the Kashmiri society and further warned that more Kashmiris will join the militancy after his death.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/burhan-wani-more-dangerous-in-death-than-in-life-says-omar-abdullah-1429592|title=Burhan Wani More Dangerous in Death Than in Life, Says Omar Abdullah|publisher=NDTV|date=9 July 2016|access-date=23 July 2016}}</ref> On 12 July, [[Pakistan]]'s [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Nawaz Sharif]] in a statement expressed "shock" over the killing of Burhan Wani<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/nawaz-sharif-expresses-shock-over-killing-of-burhan-wani-2907159/|title=Nawaz Sharif expresses shock over killing of Burhan Wani|work=The Indian Express|date=11 July 2016|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref> which was criticised by the Indian government.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/pakistan-burhan-wani-kashmir-violence-terrorism-govt-india/|title=Pakistan's view on Burhan Wani reflects its association with terrorism: Govt|work=The Indian Express|date=12 July 2016|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref> Sharif called Wani a "[[martyr]]" on 15 July. The [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Indian Ministry of External Affairs]] in response criticized Pakistan for "glorifying" terrorists belonging to proscribed terrorist organisations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/sharif-calls-burhan-a-martyr-sparks-another-india-pak-war-of-words-2916744/|title=Sharif calls Burhan a martyr, sparks another India-Pak war of words|work=The Indian Express|date=15 July 2016|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref> [[Indian Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] criticised the media alleging it was portraying the slain Wani as a hero.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/pm-narendra-modi-unhappy-over-media-coverage-of-terrorist-burhan-wani-being-portrayed-as-hero_1906560.html|title=PM Narendra Modi 'unhappy' over media coverage of terrorist Burhan Wani being portrayed as 'hero'?|publisher=Zee News|date=13 July 2016|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref> Pakistan's [[Ambassador to the United Nations]] [[Maleeha Lodhi]] during meeting with UN officials raised the killing of Wani describing it as an "assassination of a Kashmiri youth leader".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/pakistan-raises-kashmir-issue-with-un-officials-2925247/|title=Pakistan raises Kashmir issue with UN officials|work=The Indian Express|date=21 July 2016|access-date=23 July 2016}}</ref> During his speech at the [[United Nations General Assembly]] on 21 September, Sharif described Burhan Wani as a "young leader" who had emerged as a symbol of the latest "Kashmiri Intifada".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/At-UN-Sharif-talks-of-Intifada-in-JK-India-says-Pak-in-complete-denial/articleshow/54455415.cms|title=At UN, Sharif talks of 'Intifada' in J&K, India says Pak 'in complete denial'|first=Chidanand|last=Rajghatta|work=The Times of India|date=22 September 2016|access-date=22 September 2016}}</ref>
 His family was allowed to be given ex-gratia compensation of ₹4,00,000 by the Jammu and Kashmir government in December 2016 for the controversial killing of his older brother Khalid. This led to protest by opposition parties<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/20-months-after-his-killing-ex-gratia-for-family-of-burhan-wanis-brother-1637562|title=At Row Over Compensation For Terrorist Burhan Wani's Brother|first=Nazir|last=Masoodi|publisher=NDTV|date=15 December 2016|access-date=1 January 2017}}</ref> as well as [[Bharatiya Janta Party]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/jk-government-bjp-burhan-family-compensation-4426020/|title=J&K Govt names Burhan brother in compensation list, ally BJP protests|first1=Bashaarat|last1=Masood|first2=Arun|last2=Sharma|work=The Indian Express|date=14 December 2016|access-date=1 January 2017}}</ref> Chief Minister Mufti denied on 18 January 2017 that any compensation had been paid.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/no-compensation-provided-to-burhan-wanis-family-mehbooba-mufti-1337611.html |title=No Compensation Provided to Burhan Wani's Family: Mehbooba Mufti |work=[[News18 India]] |date=18 January 2018 |first1=Ashutosh |last1=Tripathi |access-date=7 June 2020}}</ref>
 == Legacy ==
-In July 2017, ''[[Pakistan Today]]'' praised Wani and compared his death to the death of [[Che Guevara]], stating "History repeats itself".<ref>{{cite web|title=Burhan Wani: A man to remember|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/07/07/burhan-wani-a-man-to-remember/|website=[[Pakistan Today]]|access-date=19 August 2017|date=7 July 2017}}</ref>
-On the [[Independence Day (Pakistan)|Pakistani independence day]] in August 2017, Wani was featured on a special train named ''Azadi Train'' which was organised by [[Pakistan Railways]] in the memory of the country's national heroes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pakistan's 'Azadi Train' depicts Hizb militant Burhan Wani as national hero|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/pakistan-s-azadi-train-depicts-hizb-militant-burhan-wani-as-national-hero/story-wCIQLCkJ0pQPHwBiG967FM.html|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=19 August 2017|date=19 August 2017}}</ref>
+=== India ===
+India arrested journalist [[Asif Sultan]] in August 2019, after he wrote a piece titled "The Rise of Burhan Wani".<ref name="theprint">{{cite news|url=https://theprint.in/india/jailed-kashmiri-journalist-who-won-us-media-award-was-arrested-after-burhan-wani-profile/281597/|publisher=theprint.in|author=Azaan Javid|title=Jailed Kashmiri journalist who won US media award was arrested after Burhan Wani profile|date=24 August 2019|access-date=10 May 2021}}</ref>
+Wani became the face of the [[Kashmir independence movement]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anand |first1=Geeta |last2=Kumar |first2=Hari |date=14 November 2016 |title=Kashmir Is Paralyzed by an 'Adored' Band of Militants |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/world/asia/kashmir-india-pakistan-militants.html |access-date=4 January 2017 |ref=Seventy-six people have been killed in the violence, the police in Kashmir say, while local activists put the toll at closer to 100.}}</ref> and was also compared with the revolutionary [[Bhagat Singh]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Why Rajdeep Sardesai, Rahul Kanwal & Barkha Dutt are under attack? |url=https://www.exchange4media.com/amp/media-tv-news/why-rajdeep-sardesairahul-kanwal-barkha-dutt-are-under-attack-65235.html |access-date=2 July 2020| date=14 July 2016 |author=Ruhail Amin |work=Exchange4Media, Adsert Web Solutions Pvt Ltd}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Separatist Mirwaiz Farooq to India Today: Like Bhagat Singh, Burhan Wani was a freedom fighter |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/video/separatist-mirwaiz-farooq-bhagat-singh-burhan-wani-freedom-fighter-19291-2016-07-13 |access-date=12 July 2020| date=13 July 2016 |work=[[India Today]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/The-new-abnormal-in-Kashmir/article16695599.ece |title=The new abnormal in Kashmir |first1=Jean |last1=Drèze |work=[[The Hindu]] |date= 25 November 2016 |access-date=12 July 2020}}</ref>
+Wani had released a group photo on 1 July 2015 of himself seated with ten other militants, all armed and dressed in army fatigues, which went viral. The militants in the photo were [[Sabzar Bhat|Sabzar Ahmad Bhat]], Waseem Malla, Naseer Ahmad Pandit, Ishfaq Hameed, Tariq Ahmad Pandit, Afaaquallah Bhat, Adil Ahmad Khanday, Saddam Padder, Waseem Ahmad Shah and Anees.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-remember-burhan-wani-s-viral-group-photo-a-year-on-security-forces-have-neutralised-all-but-one-2552790|title=Remember Burhan Wani's viral group photo? 2 years on, security forces have neutralised all but one|last=Pandey|first=Surabhi|date=14 October 2017 <!-- 17:37 IST --> |work=Daily News and Analysis|access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref> They have all since been killed, apart from Tariq, who surrendered<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/last-of-burhan-s-boys-killed-marking-end-of-the-11-who-posed-in-viral-pic/story-Bn8f0IsDixrM4JvECFFhgN.html |title=Last of Burhan Wani's boys killed, marking end of the 11 who posed in photo that went viral |first1=Ashiq |last1=Hussain |date=7 May 2016 |access-date=7 June 2020 |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> in May 2016.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/hizbul-commander-burhan-wani-s-close-aide-surrenders/story-LGTgb4kP4F1jiEK4QRdRXK.html |title=Hizbul commander Burhan Wani's close aide, Tariq Pandit, arrested |date=29 May 2016|work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>
+In 2021, Muzaffar Wani, the father of Burhan Wani, was photographed unfurling the Indian national flag at a government school in Tral during an Independence Day event.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Terrorist Burhan Wani's Father Hoists National Flag In J&K's Pulwama |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/terrorist-burhan-wanis-father-hoists-national-flag-in-j-ks-pulwama-2510853 |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=www.ndtv.com |language=en}}</ref>
-The journalist [[Asif Sultan]] was arrested in August 2019, after having written a piece titled "The Rise of Burhan Wani".<ref name="theprint">{{cite news|url=https://theprint.in/india/jailed-kashmiri-journalist-who-won-us-media-award-was-arrested-after-burhan-wani-profile/281597/|publisher=theprint.in|author=Azaan Javid|title=Jailed Kashmiri journalist who won US media award was arrested after Burhan Wani profile|date=24 August 2019|access-date=10 May 2021}}</ref>
+Several separatist and terrorist organizations were accused of inciting unrest in Jammu and Kashmir following the killing of Burhan Wani, allegedly acting under instructions from Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) according to Indian sources. In 2024, six such groups—including four factions of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League and two factions of the Muslim Conference—were banned under the [[Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act]] (UAPA). The Centre stated that these groups organized violent protests and issued hartal calls that led to 86 civilian deaths and injuries to thousands. Despite multiple opportunities, including public hearings in Srinagar, none of the organizations challenged the bans, and the tribunal upheld the government's decision after reviewing the evidence, interpreting their silence as an acceptance of the charges.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Naya J&K? 6 Separatist Groups Behind Unrest Over Burhan Wani Death Didn't Even Contest Govt Ban In UAPA Tribunal |url=https://www.news18.com/india/naya-jk-6-separatist-groups-behind-unrest-over-burhan-wani-death-didnt-even-contest-govt-ban-in-uapa-tribunal-9047955.html |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>
-Zulkaif Riaz published a biograph of Wani in September 2020, titled ''Burhan Muzaffar Wani''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Burhan Muzaffar Wani book by Zulkaif riaz|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55467732-burhan-muzaffar-wani|website=[[Goodreads]]|access-date= 26 September 2020|date= 26 September 2020}}</ref> <ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=13AHzgEACAAJ |title=Burhan Muzaffar Wani free ebook - Google books|access-date=2020-09-26|isbn=9798688329599|last1=Zulkaif riaz |date=22 September 2020}}</ref>
+=== Pakistan ===
+In July 2017, ''[[Pakistan Today]]'' praised Wani and compared his death to the death of [[Che Guevara]], stating "History repeats itself".<ref>{{cite web |date=7 July 2017 |title=Burhan Wani: A man to remember |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/07/07/burhan-wani-a-man-to-remember/ |access-date=19 August 2017 |website=[[Pakistan Today]]}}</ref>
-Wani became the face of the [[Kashmir independence movement]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anand |first1=Geeta |last2=Kumar |first2=Hari |date=14 November 2016 |title=Kashmir Is Paralyzed by an 'Adored' Band of Militants |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/world/asia/kashmir-india-pakistan-militants.html |access-date=4 January 2017 |ref=Seventy-six people have been killed in the violence, the police in Kashmir say, while local activists put the toll at closer to 100.}}</ref> and was also compared with [[Bhagat Singh]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Why Rajdeep Sardesai, Rahul Kanwal & Barkha Dutt are under attack? |url=https://www.exchange4media.com/amp/media-tv-news/why-rajdeep-sardesairahul-kanwal-barkha-dutt-are-under-attack-65235.html |access-date=2 July 2020| date=14 July 2016 |author=Ruhail Amin |work=Exchange4Media, Adsert Web Solutions Pvt Ltd}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Separatist Mirwaiz Farooq to India Today: Like Bhagat Singh, Burhan Wani was a freedom fighter |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/video/separatist-mirwaiz-farooq-bhagat-singh-burhan-wani-freedom-fighter-19291-2016-07-13 |access-date=12 July 2020| date=13 July 2016 |work=[[India Today]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/The-new-abnormal-in-Kashmir/article16695599.ece |title=The new abnormal in Kashmir |first1=Jean |last1=Drèze |work=[[The Hindu]] |date= 25 November 2016 |access-date=12 July 2020}}</ref>
+On the [[Independence Day (Pakistan)|Pakistani independence day]] in August 2017, Wani was featured on a special train named ''Azadi Train'' which was organised by [[Pakistan Railways]] in the memory of the country's national heroes.<ref>{{cite web |date=19 August 2017 |title=Pakistan's 'Azadi Train' depicts Hizb militant Burhan Wani as national hero |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/pakistan-s-azadi-train-depicts-hizb-militant-burhan-wani-as-national-hero/story-wCIQLCkJ0pQPHwBiG967FM.html |access-date=19 August 2017 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>
-Wani had released a group photo on 1 July 2015 of himself seated with ten other militants, all armed and dressed in army fatigues, which went viral. The militants in the photo were Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, Waseem Malla, Naseer Ahmad Pandit, Ishfaq Hameed, Tariq Ahmad Pandit, Afaaquallah Bhat, Adil Ahmad Khanday, Saddam Padder, Waseem Ahmad Shah and Anees.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-remember-burhan-wani-s-viral-group-photo-a-year-on-security-forces-have-neutralised-all-but-one-2552790|title=Remember Burhan Wani's viral group photo? 2 years on, security forces have neutralised all but one|last=Pandey|first=Surabhi|date=14 October 2017 <!-- 17:37 IST --> |work=Daily News and Analysis|access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref> They have all since been killed, apart from Tariq, who surrendered<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/last-of-burhan-s-boys-killed-marking-end-of-the-11-who-posed-in-viral-pic/story-Bn8f0IsDixrM4JvECFFhgN.html |title=Last of Burhan Wani's boys killed, marking end of the 11 who posed in photo that went viral |first1=Ashiq |last1=Hussain |date=7 May 2016 |access-date=7 June 2020 |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> in May 2016.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/hizbul-commander-burhan-wani-s-close-aide-surrenders/story-LGTgb4kP4F1jiEK4QRdRXK.html |title=Hizbul commander Burhan Wani's close aide, Tariq Pandit, arrested |date=29 May 2016|work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>
+== Bibliography ==
+In 2020, Pakistan-based authors released sympathetic biographies of Wani: Zulkaif Riaz in English with ''Burhan Muzaffar Wani,''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Zulkaif riaz |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=13AHzgEACAAJ |title=Burhan Muzaffar Wani free ebook – Google books |date=22 September 2020 | publisher=Independently Published |isbn=9798688329599 |access-date=2020-09-26}}</ref> and Bashir Sadozai in Urdu with ''Burhan Wani Shaheed''.
+== In popular culture ==
+* Burhan Wani's killing was depicted in [[Hindi]]-language movie ''[[Article 370 (film)|Article 370]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Deb Roy |first=Lachmi |title=Yami Gautam's Article 370 movie: Who was Burhan Wani; the Kashmiri terrorist? |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/yami-gautam-priyamanis-article-370-movie-who-was-burhan-wani-the-kashmiri-terrorist-13741094.html |access-date=19 April 2024 |work=[[Firstpost]] |date=23 February 2024 |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Pant |first=Asmita |title=Review {{!}} Article 370: A cinematic dive into the Kashmir conundrum backed with powerful performances |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/entertainment/review-article-370-a-cinematic-dive-into-the-kashmir-conundrum-backed-with-powerful-performances-19116141.htm |access-date=19 April 2024 |work=[[CNBC TV18]] |date=23 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
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-| The use of social media in conflict is considered a form of [[information warfare]].<ref>{{citation|last1=Prier |first1=Jarred |title=Commanding the Trend: Social Media as Information Warfare |journal= [[Strategic Studies Quarterly]] |volume= 11 |issue=4 |date=2017 |pages=50–85 |jstor=26271634}}</ref> In 2019 the Indian Defence Ministry "approved a new Information Warfare branch in the army to combat misinformation and false propaganda being spread through social media for adverse psychological impact."<ref>{{citation |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/defence-ministry-approves-information-warfare-branch-for-indian-army/articleshow/68329797.cms?from=mdr |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=9 March 2019 |first1=Shaurya Karanbir |last1=Gurung |title=Defence ministry approves information warfare branch for Indian army |access-date=8 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=In J&K, Tweet For A Tweet |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/in-jk-tweet-for-a-tweet/300607 |first1=Naseer |last1=Ganai |date=24 September 2018 |work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)]] |access-date=8 June 2020 }}</ref>}}
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