Hizb commander Riyaz Naikoo, associate killed in Beighpora gunfight

Confirming the Hizb commander’s death, a senior security forces’ officer was quoted as having said by IANS that Naikoo has been killed along with his associate.

Local news gathering agency GNS while quoting the Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Range, said Naikoo was killed in the gunfight along with an aide. He said the operation was still underway, said the report.

However, on its official Twitter handle, police has so far said that two “unidentified” militants were killed in the gunfight.