Doda (J-K):Security forces gunned down a self-styled commander
of Hizbul Mujahideen and his accomplice in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district last night. Acting on a tip off, the police along with army launched a joint operation
and cordoned off the dense forested area. The slain militants have been identified
as Yasir Hussain and Tariq Hussain. "They were active since 1998-99 and they were
notorious for extortion. They extorted money from local timber merchants and local
constructors (builders). It is a great blow to the Hizbul Mujahideen as far as
Doda district is concerned," said Colonel Biplab Nath, Public Relation Officer,
Ministry of Defence.
