Hizbul commander, aide killed in J&K encounter

Srinagar: Two militants including the Hizbul-Mujahedin’s chief for north Kashmir Parvez Ahmed Wani was killed in a fire fight with security forces in Sopore area of Baramulla district on Monday, the police said. 

The other slain militant has been identified as Nayeem Ahmed Najar. The police said that Wani alias Ashfaq was A++ category militant who figured in the list of “most wanted terrorists” by the security forces. The officials said that the security forces laid siege to Chak-e-Brat village of Shankar Gund Brat belt, just outside Sopore town and about 52-km from summer capital Srinagar.

“The operation to flush out terrorists was started following specific information about their presence in a house owned by one Peerzada Bashir Ahmed. The terrorists opened fire on seeing the security forces approaching their hideout, triggering the encounter,” said a police officer.

The bodies of the slain militants were recovered along with two AK 47 with three magazines and one Insas with one magazine, the police said.