Top Terrorist Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani killed !
Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani has been killed in an encounter with security forces, Jammu and Kashmir Police chief K Rajendra said on Friday. Rajendra said Wani’s death was a big blow to the Hizbul Mujahideen, a separatist group in the militancy-hit state. Details of the encounter were not immediately available, but sources said two more people died in the operation. Wani, who dropped out just 10 days before his Class 10 board exams, seldom actively took part in militant strikes, but was the brain behind many. Wani became the poster boy of the militant group with his jihadi videos where he persuaded young Kashmiris to join the “holy war” with the “promise of a fulfilled life hereafter”. He spoke in chaste Kashmiri, addressing the troubled Valley’s youth through video clips or audio messages. Known as a top motivator and recruiter in the Valley, Wani was from the latest breed of educated youth to join militancy after the 2010 street agitations.