Hizbul Mujahideen Commander Killed In Encounter At J&K’s Anantnag

A self-styled commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen outfit was killed while three soldiers and a civilian were injured in an overnight encounter in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday.

"Terrorist Commander of proscribed #terror outfit HM Nisar Khanday killed. #Incriminating materials, #arms & ammunition including 01 AK 47 rifle recovered. #Operation in progress," Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar tweeted.

The encounter began on Friday evening in the Rishipora area of Anantnag, a police spokesman said.

"All the injured were immediately airlifted to 92 base hospital Srinagar for treatment and are stated to be stable," the spokesman said.

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The incidents of target killing have increased in Jammu and Kashmir valley in the last few months. Within the last month, six cases of the targeted killing took place that included civilians and women.

On May 12, a government servant named Rahul Bhatt was killed by the militants, followed by a policeman named Riyaz Ahmed Thakor who was a resident of Pulwama on May 13. On May 24, a constable named Saifullah Qadri was killed and the next day a Kashmiri TV artist named Amreen Bhatt on May 25.

On May 31, a high school teacher named Rajni Bala was killed outside the school where she taught. The killings continued on June 2 with the killing of Bank Manager Vijay Kumar.

The valley has been a witness to civilians being targeted and attacked by militants and terrorists.

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