{"id":98098,"date":"2021-07-13T17:46:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T12:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=98098"},"modified":"2021-07-13T20:10:24","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T14:40:24","slug":"media-passes-photo-of-isis-militant-as-commander-of-hizbul-mujahideen-mehrazuddin-halwai-killed-in-jk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-passes-photo-of-isis-militant-as-commander-of-hizbul-mujahideen-mehrazuddin-halwai-killed-in-jk\/","title":{"rendered":"Media outlets share photo of IS terrorist as Hizbul commander gunned down in Kashmir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Indian security forces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aajtak.in\/india\/jammu-kashmir\/story\/hizbul-mujahideen-terror-outfit-mehrazuddin-halwai-got-neutralised-in-handwara-encounter-1286130-2021-07-07\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a> killed Hizbul Mujahideen commander Mehrajuddin Halwai alias Ubaid on the morning of July 7 in an alleged encounter in North Kashmir&#8217;s Handwara district. In their coverage of the incident, several outlets including <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/LHiKU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times Now<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/oh9sf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Lallantop<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patrika.com\/miscellenous-india\/hizbul-mujahidin-top-commander-mehrazuddin-killed-in-handwara-encounter-at-jammu-kashmir-6936627\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patrika<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/webcache.googleusercontent.com\/search?q=cache:pdSvyMe8i54J:https:\/\/www.jagran.com\/jammu-and-kashmir\/jammu-12th-pass-hm-commandar-mehrajuddin-halwai-had-complete-knowledge-of-modern-means-of-communication-21806768.html+&amp;cd=1&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;gl=in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jagran<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.vn\/IbOdY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hindustan Times Bangla<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/4KkZA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IANS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.vn\/DrtvA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TV9 Bharatvarsh<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.vn\/i4Y5T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New Indian Express<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/jQBFI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gujarat Samachar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/4DTni\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Statesman<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/cffwv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asianet<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/APtLZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swarajya<\/a> carried the same picture of Mehrajuddin.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-98098 gallery-columns-8 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-passes-photo-of-isis-militant-as-commander-of-hizbul-mujahideen-mehrazuddin-halwai-killed-in-jk\/mehrazuddin-photo-false-claim\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/mehrazuddin-photo-false-claim.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/mehrazuddin-photo-false-claim.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/mehrazuddin-photo-false-claim-300x157.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/mehrazuddin-photo-false-claim-1024x536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/mehrazuddin-photo-false-claim-768x402.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-10-21_21_06-islamic-state-supporter-called-768x647.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-passes-photo-of-isis-militant-as-commander-of-hizbul-mujahideen-mehrazuddin-halwai-killed-in-jk\/word-image-907\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-15.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-15.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-15-300x266.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-15-768x682.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-passes-photo-of-isis-militant-as-commander-of-hizbul-mujahideen-mehrazuddin-halwai-killed-in-jk\/hindustan-times-bangla-merajuddin\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"227\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/hindustan-times-bangla-merajuddin.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"hindustan times bangla merajuddin\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/1-3.jpeg 309w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/1-3-290x300.jpeg 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-passes-photo-of-isis-militant-as-commander-of-hizbul-mujahideen-mehrazuddin-halwai-killed-in-jk\/2-75\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"176\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2-4.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/4-3-293x300.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-passes-photo-of-isis-militant-as-commander-of-hizbul-mujahideen-mehrazuddin-halwai-killed-in-jk\/6-35\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/6-3.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/6-3.jpeg 575w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/6-3-300x215.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure 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height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/11.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/11.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/11-300x292.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-passes-photo-of-isis-militant-as-commander-of-hizbul-mujahideen-mehrazuddin-halwai-killed-in-jk\/12-7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"472\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/12.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/12.jpeg 472w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/12-212x300.jpeg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-passes-photo-of-isis-militant-as-commander-of-hizbul-mujahideen-mehrazuddin-halwai-killed-in-jk\/13-16\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/13.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/13.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/13-289x300.jpeg 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Aditya Raj Kaul, editor of CNN-News18, and Times of India journalist Raj Shekhar Jha also shared these images while reporting on the incident. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/N6LLT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Top Hizbul terrorist killed in Kashmir. MehrajuDin Halwai, a top terror Commander was killed in an early morning encounter with security forces in Handwara, North Kashmir. He was contemporary of Burhan Wani. Halwai killed Kashmiris on orders of Hizbul Chief Syed Salahuddin. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aIfX8OTtAW\">pic.twitter.com\/aIfX8OTtAW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdityaRajKaul\/status\/1412616600428023809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Mehrajuddin alias Ubaid in Handwara encounter is a major success for security forces. He was one of the oldest Hizbul hands in the valley since the Burhan Wani times. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cwxc00M9EE\">pic.twitter.com\/cwxc00M9EE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Raj Shekhar Jha (@rajshekharTOI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rajshekharTOI\/status\/1412626951567593476?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>BJP Delhi spokesperson Ajay Sehrawat also tweeted the image.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u090f\u0915 \u0914\u0930 \u0915\u094b \u0930\u0935\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e 72 \u0939\u0942\u0930\u094b \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u0938 \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udcaa\u091c\u092e\u094d\u092e\u0942 \u0915\u0936\u094d\u092e\u0940\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u0941\u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e\u092c\u0932\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u090f\u0928\u0915\u093e\u0909\u0902\u091f\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u093f\u091c\u094d\u092c\u0941\u0932 \u092e\u0941\u091c\u093e\u0939\u093f\u0926\u0940\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u091f\u0949\u092a \u0915\u092e\u093e\u0902\u0921\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0939\u0930\u093e\u091c\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0926\u0940\u0928 \u0939\u0932\u0935\u093e\u0908 \u0909\u0930\u094d\u092b \u0909\u092c\u0948\u0926 \u0915\u094b \u0922\u0947\u0930 \u0915\u0930 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JaiHind?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JaiHind<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M7yXkkkQYb\">pic.twitter.com\/M7yXkkkQYb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ajay Sehrawat (@IamAjaySehrawat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IamAjaySehrawat\/status\/1412652414948110336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>We noticed that a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kashmirosint\/status\/1412715230325575683\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">few users had replied<\/a> to these posts stating that the featured photo did not show the slain Mujahideen commander.<\/p>\n<p>Alt News performed a reverse image search, which revealed that the individual in the image is actually Omar Hussain. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/blogs-trending-34270771\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC report from September 2015<\/a>, Hussain, a resident of the United Kingdom, used to post IS propaganda on social media. He was a supporter of the Islamic State, one of at least 700 people who were thought to have joined militant groups in Syria and Iraq.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-98111 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-14.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-14.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-14-283x300.jpeg 283w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-14-768x814.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A March 2016 report published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/british-isis-leader-using-facebook-7545645\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Mirror<\/a> also identifies the individual as Omar Hussain. It describes how Hussain, a fighter for ISIS, used to connect with other terrorists through Facebook while targeting the UK.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-98112 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-15.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-15.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-15-300x266.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-15-768x682.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-england-lancashire-44222753\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/9745255\/british-isis-jihadi-morrisons-syria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sun<\/a> covered Hussain&#8217;s death in 2018 and 2019 respectively. According to the BBC, the militant was presumed dead after an attack in Syria. Meanwhile, The Sun reported that he carried out a suicide attack in Syria in which he was killed. However, when he died and the circumstances of his death are not clear.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-98098 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-passes-photo-of-isis-militant-as-commander-of-hizbul-mujahideen-mehrazuddin-halwai-killed-in-jk\/1-84\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"934\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/1-2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/1-2.jpeg 934w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/1-2-300x271.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/1-2-768x694.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-passes-photo-of-isis-militant-as-commander-of-hizbul-mujahideen-mehrazuddin-halwai-killed-in-jk\/2-74\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"789\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2-3.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2-3.jpeg 936w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2-3-300x253.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2-3-768x647.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>To sum it up, a picture of an ISIS fighter Omar Hussain was used by journalists and carried by media portals in India as Hizbul commander Mehrajuddin Halwai, who was gunned down recently. 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