List of Top 10 militants released, 7 are alive in Kashmir valley

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police issued a list of top ten militants active in the Kashmir valley.Inspector General of Police (IGP) Vijay Kumar released the names of the militants through its Twitter handle.

"Top 10 #targets: #Old #terrorists- Salim Parray, Yousuf Kantroo, Abbas Sheikh, Reyaz Shetergund, Farooq Nali, Zubair Wani & Ashraf Molvi. #New #terrorists- Saqib Manzoor, Umer Mustaq Khandey & Wakeel Shah: IGP Kashmir," the IGP tweeted.

This year, over 85 militants, including top commanders of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), have been killed by security forces in different encounters in the valley, particularly in the south Kashmir. About a dozen militants were also allowed to surrender during the encounters.

Militant killed in Bandipora encounter

An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in north Kashmir's Bandipora district on Tuesday, police said.

On a specific information about the presence of militants at Chandaji Bandipora, troops of Rashtriya Rifles (RR), CRPF and Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police launched a joint Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) early this morning.

All the exit points were sealed, police spokesman said.

The encounter started when militants hiding in the area resorted to indiscriminate firing with automatic weapons on security forces.The operation was underway when the reports last came in, he said.(UNI)