Hizbul Mujahideen commander killed in J&K

A commander of pro-Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit has been gunned down by security forces in forested area of Rajouri in J&K on Wednesday afternoon.

A commander of pro-Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit was gunned down by security forces in forested area of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday afternoon.

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On receiving information, the troops of 60 Rashtriya Rifles and police threw a joint cordon around suspected hideout of the top militant in Ansi Dhok area.

The militant, a Pakistani national, was identified as Mohammad Ghaznavi, area commander of the outfit. He was killed after a brief shootout, said a security official.