Killing Of Six, Including Two A-Category Militants, Big Blow To HM Outfit: Army

Srinagar : The killing of six militants, including two A-category militants, in twin encounters in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district has dealt a big blow to militant outfits, particularly the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and its leadership.
Addressing a press conference in Anantnag, DIG south Kashmir, Javid Iqbal Matoo said the six militants were all members of HM and were killed in the encounters that took place in Chinagam and Modergam areas.
Brigadier Prithvi Raj Chauhan, Commander 1 Sector RR, told reporters that four HM militants were killed in the Chinagam encounter that lasted for 24 hours. He said that a hideout was made in a house where the militants had been hiding for a long time. Around 6 kg of IED was recovered from the spot, but it was damaged on the spot.
Meanwhile, Brigadier Anirudh Chauhan, Commander 2 Sector RR, said that two HM militants were killed in the Modergam area of Kulgam. He identified one of the killed militants as Adil Hussain Wani, an A-category militant who had been active since 2021. Wani was a resident of Kutpora Shopian.
He said, “The success of the operation came after months of tracking the movement of the HM militant group by the Army and police. On July 6, they received input about militants hiding in a house on the Kulgam-Shopian border. The house was encircled, and there was no chance for the militants to escape. Two HM militants, including top commander Adil Hussain Wani, were eliminated in the operation.”
Both commanders termed the killing of six Hizbul militants as a big blow to the militant outfit and its leadership. They credited the success to the people of Kulgam for their help in the fight against militancy. The commanders said that militant organisations in Jammu and Kashmir have no leaders left in the region