Riyaz Naikoo: How security powers gunned down top Hizbul leader

The security powers had been searching for Riyaz Naikoo for a long time. He conveyed an abundance of Rs 12 lakh on his head and had gotten away from thrice. Here's the means by which the security powers at last figured out how to weapon down the infamous terrorist:

Security powers on Wednesday enlisted a significant success in the battle against fear as they gunned down top Hizbul Mujahideen officer Riyaz Naikoo. Naikoo, who had been on the run throughout the previous eight years, was murdered after a firearm fight in his town in Kashmir's Pulwama area.

Riyaz Naikoo turned into the head of Hizbul Mujahideen after the demise of Mohammad Yasin Itoo, who had steered of the outfit after Burhan Wani's passing in July 2016.

While Burhan Wani was known as the banner kid of the militancy in the Kashmir Valley, Riyaz Naikoo was constantly observed as a progressively successful administrator in selecting adolescents. Mohammad Yasin too was killed a couple of months after Burhan Wani.

The security powers had been searching for Naikoo for a long time. He conveyed an abundance of Rs 12 lakh on his head and had gotten away from thrice.

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Here's the way the security powers at last figured out how to weapon down the infamous activist:

- On May 5, in late night security powers got knowledge input that Riyaz Naikoo will visit Beighbora town to meet his folks.

- By 2 am, the security powers invigorated their cordon around the region and stopped all getaway courses so he was unable to escape as he had done thrice before. Various fields and railroad tracks were uncovered in the wake of accepting the contributions about potential passages or underground safehouses.

- By sunrise, armed force units were pushed alongside the uncommon activities gathering of Jammu and Kashmir Police.

- In the following scarcely any hours, the regular people in the encompassing regions were cleared as Naikoo took cover in one of the houses.

- First contact was set up at 9.30 am when Naikoo and his associate terminated at the security work force. The gun battle proceeded for the following four hours.

- Shortly evening, one of the aggressors came out from the house terminating aimlessly at the security powers in his endeavor to get away. In any case, he was shot dead in the retaliatory shoot.

- As the gunbattle proceeded into Wednesday evening, the powers exploded the house in Awantipora in which Riyaz Naikoo was suspected to be caught. The powers utilized around 40 kg IED to explode the house.

The gunning down of the top fear monger authority comes three days after eight security work force, including two Army officials Colonel Ashutosh Sharma and Major Anuj Sood, were killed in Handwara.