Srinagar: Hizbul Mujahideen militant commander Saifullah Mir was killed in an encounter with security forces on the outskirts of Srinagar district on Sunday.
Inspector-General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar told reporters that the Chief Commander of Hizbul has been killed while one person associated with him has been apprehended during the encounter.
He said the operation was a big success for the police and security forces. He said the police have a strong network and it wouldn’t allow any militant to come near Srinagar. “This is not a small thing. It is a huge success for the police. Hizbul operational chief has been killed,” he said.
He told that only one militant was killed in the encounter while the other person who has been taken for questioning from the area is not a militant but a suspect.
In August 2014, Dr Saifullah Mir joined the military. This year in May he was appointed as the new Hizbul chief five days after his predecessor Reyaz Naikoo was shot dead by the Indian Army in an encounter at his native village Beighpora.
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