Nalli, an 'A++ category terrorist' and a close aide of top terrorists Burhan Wani and Riyaz Naikoo, evaded forces for over a decade. He was involved in several attacks at civilians and security forces.
The arrested narco-terror accused have been identified as Arshad Ahmed Allie and Fayaz Ahmed Dar.
Mattoo, a resident of Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore district had a bounty of Rs 10 lakh on his head.
Azad said that life is more important than employment and the government should transfer Kashmiri Pandits to Jammu.
ADGP (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar informed that the deceased terrorists have been identified as Danish Bhat alias Kokab Duree and Basharat Nabi, both are said to be involved in the killing of one Territorial Army (TA) personnel Saleem on 9 April 2021 and two civilians on 29 May 2021 in Jablipora.
The majority of the actions were carried out jointly by the police and the army based on specific intelligence inputs.
In a major success, three Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorists, including the longest surviving commander of the outfit Ashraf Molvi, were on Friday killed in an encounter with security forces near Pahalgam on a key route to the Amarnath cave shrine in Kashmir.
On October 25, 2011, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in New Delhi filed a case against Mohammad Yusuf Shah alias Syed Salahuddin and others, who were members of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and were carrying out terrorist activities in India and receiving funds from neighbouring jurisdictions.
The terrorists hiding in a house were given an opportunity to surrender but they opened fire at the security forces.
A red alert has already been sounded and security beefed up to thwart any mischief of Pakistani agencies around the Independence Day.
