Three Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists, including the chief operational commander of the outfit, were killed in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir today. The police said the slain militants were planning to target the annual Amarnath Yatra.
Jammu Kashmir has registered a drastic decline in the incidents of violence after the abrogation of article 370 last year. Ministry of Home Affairs in a report has said that there is a decline of 35 Percent in the incidents of violence in the valley. The Data says ‘a total of 120 incidents have been reported till July 15 this year while 188 incidents were reported last year.’’
Indigenous Hizb-ul-Mujahideen outfit, which dominated the militancy landscape in Kashmir for three decades, has now been relegated to number three as Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad have taken centre stage in the Valley now. Out of 168 active militants in Kashmir at the beginning of this year, 82 belonged to the LeT, followed by 41 with the Jaish, 38 with