Over Two Dozen Terrorists In Jammu And Kashmir Police’s Cross-Hairs

The Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police have a fresh list of over two dozen most wanted terrorists to be targeted and neutralized, officials at security agencies said on condition of anonymity, adding that the names include members of terrorist organizations Hizbul Mujahedeen, Lashkar-e Taiba, and Jaish-e-Mohammed. The terrorists are being been targeted by a repurposed Special Operations Group or SoG. This is an elite anti-insurgency force of the Jammu and Kashmir. It was set up in 1994.

On top of SoG’s most wanted list are Hizbul commanders, Riaz Ahmed Naikoo and Abdul Rehman, and Mohammed Saleem of the Lashkar-e- Taiba, one security agency official said. Naikoo and Rehman have been in the crosshairs of the Indian Army and the J&K police for some time now. A terrorist who is identified only by his code name, Abu Saad, has also been included in the list, a second official added.