News Topic:Hizbul Mujahideen

Inspector General of Police (Kashmir Zone), Vijay Kumar Thursday, while terming the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen chief commander Riyaz Naikoo as a “big jolt” for militancy in Kashmir, said Naikoo’s killing will help contain militancy in the Valley to a large extent.

Operational Chief Commander of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Riyaz Naikoo among four militants were killed in two seperate gunfights with joint teams of police, Army and CRPF at Beighpora and Khrew area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.

From a maths teacher to a calculative militant, Riyaz Naikoo had a lucky run for eight years before he was killed by security forces on Wednesday in a gunbattle lasting five hours.

Operational Chief Commander of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Riyaz Naikoo and his associate were killed in a gunfight with a joint team of police, Army and CRPF at Beighpora area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said on Wednesday.

The authorities snapped mobile internet services across Kashmir to prevent law and order situation in the wake of an encounter at Awantipore where a top militant commander is trapped.

Exchange of fire is going on between militants and government forces in the native village of Hizbul Mujahideen commander in south Kashmir.

Security forces started a massive search operation on Tuesday evening in the native village of J&K's most wanted militant commander, Riyaz Naikoo, in Pulwama district.

Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of Hizbul Mujahideen at Tantna area of Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.