Agencies prepare list of top 10 terrorists
New Delhi, June 4
Security agencies have prepared a list of 10 most-wanted terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, that includes top commander of Hizbul Mujahideen Riyaz Ahmed Naikoo, against whom targeted operations will soon be launched to eliminate or nab them, officials said on Tuesday.
The list was prepared following inputs from intelligence agencies, paramilitary forces, the Army and the J&K Police.
Naikoo, the chief commander of Hizbul Mujahideen in the Valley, tops the list as he has been involved in a series of subversive activities leading to casualties among security personnel and civilians, a security official said.
The wanted terrorists include Lashkar-e-Toiba’s (LeT) Shopian district commander Wasim Ahmed, alias Osama. Other terrorists belonging to the Hizb are its Anantnag district commander Mohd Ashraf Khan, Baramulla district commander Mehraj-ud-Din, militant operator in Srinagar Saifullah Mir, alias Doctor Saif and Pulwama district commander Arshaid-ul Haq.
Jaish-e-Mohammad chief operational commander in the Valley Hafiz Umar, who is a Pakistani national, North Kashmir divisional commander of terror group Al-Badr Javed Mattoo, Hizb militant Ajaj Ahmed Malik and JeM militant Zahid Sheikh, alias Umear Afghani, are the other listed terrorists, another official said. — PTI
