Hizb’s chief commander Saifullah killed in Rangreth encounter: IGP Kashmir

Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Chief Dr Saifullah was killed while a suspect was held during a gunfight in Rangreth area on the outskirts of Srinagar on Sunday, police said.

As per Inspector General Police, Kashmir range Vijay Kumar Hizbul Mujahideen’s chief operational commander for the valley Dr Saifullah has been killed in an encounter at Rangreth area of Srinagar outskirts while a suspect has also been arrested, who is being questioned.

Talking to reporters at the encounter site, the Kashmir police chief said that on the basis of a specific lead, joint teams of police and CRPF laid a cordon at the Rangreth area and later army also joined in the operation. “I am 95 percent sure that the militant killed in the gunfight is Hizb chief operational commander Dr Saifullah who had taken over the reins of Hizb after the killing of its chief Reyaz Naikoo in an encounter in May this year,” the IGP said.