Since January this year, forces have killed 84 militants, including a dozen top commanders belonging to various militant groups operating in Kashmir.
Indian army soldiers take position during a gunfight with suspected militants in the Akhnoor district of J&K.
The Jammu-Kashmir police have launched a listing of the top 10 militants presently running within the area.
Inspector well-known police Vijay Kumar stated the list includes each vintage and new militant operating within the Valley.
“Top 10 targets: vintage terrorists- Salim Parray, Yousuf Kantroo, Abbas Sheikh, Reyaz Shetergund, Farooq Nali, Zubair Wani & Ashraf Molvi. New terrorists- Saqib Manzoor, Umer Mushtaq Khandey and Wakeel Shah,” Kumar tweeted on Monday night.
Since January this 12 months, forces have killed eighty-four militants, including a dozen top commanders belonging to various militant groups running in Kashmir. The list suggests those at the radar of the forces.
All the ones named by way of the pinnacle cop are neighbourhood militants hailing from specific parts of the Valley.
Saleem Parray, whose call figures at the pinnacle, is a resident of Hajin town and has been active for the past four years. He escaped numerous gunfights in the Hajin area and its adjoining regions.
Parray reportedly joined LeT in 2017. He is accused of several civilian killings within the place. Parrey additionally allegedly helped overseas militants to set up a base in Hajin.
Yousuf Kantroo alias Issah is a tenant of Budgam and is running as the operational commander of Lashkar. He is among the few nearby militants keeping an accountable position within Lashkar within the Valley.
He has been dubbed because the A++ category militant. This is because militants had been categorised in one of a kind organizations, and A++ is their riskiest.
Abbas Sheikh is reportedly currently operating with LeT and its offshoot, The Resistance Front (TRF). Earlier, he becomes a part of Hizbul Mujahideen. He hails from Rampora village in Kulgam. He is also an A++ militant commander.
Farooq Bhat alias Farooq Nali is a pinnacle Hizbul Mujahideen commander from the Kulgam district. According to police, he is an A++ class militant and changed into nominated because the commander of Hizb after the suspension of Naveed Babu last 12 months.
Mohammad Ashraf Khan or Ashraf Molvi is any other pinnacle commander of Hizbul Mujahideen from south Kashmir’s Kokernag area.
Some officials consider he is presently appearing as operational commander of Hizb and active in south Kashmir. Molvi, 50, has been active since 2013 and is one of the most senior militants.
Zubair Wani, 31, is every other Hizb commander from south Kashmir. According to police, Wani is an MPhil student who has been active for the past three years. He has also been dubbed an A++ category militant via the organizations.