The NIA on Tuesday arrested Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin’s son Syed Shahid Yusuf in connection with its probe into terror funding in Jammu and Kashmir, agency officials said. An official told IANS, “Yusuf was arrested today in Delhi after he was called for questioning at the NIA (National Investigation[Read More…]
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Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants killed in encounter
Burhan Wani’s father says his son was a mujahid, not a terrorist; backs jihad
Muzaffar Wani, father of slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in an interview to Hindustan Times says that Burhan would have died even if he had not joined militancy and prefers to call his son mujahid. He said, “Uska raasta theek tha. Jehad is fine. He was a mujahid, not[Read More…]
Hizbul Mujahideen ‘poster boy’ Burhan Wani killed in joint encounter
Hizbul Mujahideen poster boy and top Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani was among the three militants killed by security forces in Anantnag, Jammu-Kashmir on Friday. J&K police chief K Rajendra confirmed that Burhan was killed in an encounter between security personnel and militants. The exchange of fire between the forces[Read More…]