Hizb-ul-Mujahideen`s top terror commander Riyaz Naikoo killed dozens, turned youths into terrorists, aggressively targeted security forces

Pakistan-supported Hizb-ul-Mujahideen's top terror commander Riyaz Naikoo along with his associate was killed on Wednesday in an encounter in Beighpora village of Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmir. His elimination is a major blow to the local terror groups active in the area. He became a terrorist in May 2012 and was a close associate of former Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Burhan Wani.