Security agencies have prepared a list of 10 most wanted militants in Jammu and Kashmir, that includes top commander of Hizbul Mujahideen Riyaz Ahmed Naikoo, against whom targeted operations will soon be launched, officials said Tuesday.
The list was prepared following inputs from intelligenceagencies, paramilitary forces, the Army and the Jammu and Kashmir Police.
Naikoo, the chief commander of Hizbul Mujahideen in theValley, tops the list, a security official said.
The wanted militants include Lashkar-e-Taiba’s (LeT) Shopiandistrict commander Wasim Ahmed alias Osama, HM’s Anantnag district commanderMuhammad Ashraf Khan, Hzb’s Baramulla district commander Mehraj-Ud-Din, Hizbmilitant operator in Srinagar Saifullah Mir alias Doctor Saif, Hizb’s Pulwamadistrict commander Arshaid-Ul Haq.
Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) chief operational commander in theValley Hafiz Umar, who is a Pakistani national, north Kashmir divisionalcommander of militant group Al Badr Javed Mattoo, Hizb militant Ajaz AhmedMalik and JeM militant Zahid Sheikh alias Umar Afghani are the other listedmilitants, another official said.
Targeted operations will soon be launched against these 10militants, the official added.