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Top Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Riyaz Naikoo killed in Kashmir encounter
In a major victory for security forces, Riyaz Naikoo, a top Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist on the run for eight years, was on Wednesday killed in an encounter in his home village in Kashmir's Pulwama district, officials said.
SRINAGAR: In a major victory for security forces, Riyaz Naikoo, a top Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist on the run for eight years, was on Wednesday killed in an encounter in his home village in Kashmir's Pulwama district, officials said.
The Jammu and Kashmir authorities have already snapped mobile internet services across the valley as a precautionary measure, in anticipation of a possible a law and order problem, police said, adding that there are strict restrictions on the movement of people.
Riyaz Naikoo, operational commander of the banned Hizbul Mujahideen, was trapped in Beighpora village in Pulwama, the officials said.
A police spokesperson said earlier in the morning that a top terrorist commander along with an accomplice was trapped in an encounter but did not reveal his identity.
Later in the day, officials disclosed that the man in their sights was Naikoo, who carried a reward of Rs 12 lakh. They had been looking for him for eight years.
Naikoo became the de facto chief of the terror group after the death of Burhan Wani, the poster boy of militancy in the Valley, in July 2016.
