Riyaz Naikoo

Jammu and Kashmir gets 2G mobile internet services a week after Riyaz Naikoo's killing

Mobile internet services were snapped across the Valley on May 6, the day Naikoo was killed, to prevent violent protests in the region.

May 12, 2020, 15:13 PM IST

Taal Thok Ke Special Edition: Is something big going to happen PoK

In this segment of Taal Thok Ke, we discuss - Is terrorism game over for Pakistan? The Indian Army has made it very clear that it will not tolerate any kind of terrorist activity.

May 11, 2020, 19:18 PM IST

More terror attacks on Indian forces: Hizbul Mujahideen's instructions to new chief Gazi Haider

Gazi Haider aka Saifullah, who banned terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen appointed as its new operational commander chief in Kashmir, following the elimination of Riyaz Naikoo by Indian forces, has been instructed to carry out maximum destruction in the Valley. 

May 11, 2020, 18:46 PM IST

Riyaz Naikoo encounter: Private mobile phones restored in Kashmir, internet remains suspended

The situation in the valley, which has been witnessing lockdown since the third week of March due to COVID-19 pandemic, was generally calm barring a few local protests in some villages of Pulwama in south Kashmir.

May 09, 2020, 17:23 PM IST

Police officer suffers head injury in clashes with miscreants protesting killing of Riyaz Naikoo

Police used batons and tear smoke shells to chase away the protesters, the officials said, adding there were no reports of any injuries among the protesters so far.

May 08, 2020, 20:06 PM IST

How Jammu and Kashmir Police, CRPF, Army tracked and killed Hizb-ul-Mujahideen top terrorist Riyaz Naikoo

Riyaz Naikoo - a top Hizbul Mujahideen commander, on the run for eight years, was killed in an encounter with security forces in his home village in Kashmir's Pulwama district on May 6. Naikoo, who was carrying a bounty of Rs 12 lakh on his head, was active in the valley for 8 years.

May 08, 2020, 18:30 PM IST

Riyaz Naikoo encounter: Restrictions tightened across Kashmir to maintain law and order

Concertina wires and heavy deployment of security force personnel dotted the roads around densely populated areas of the city and elsewhere in the valley to ensure that only people with movement passes were out of their homes.

May 08, 2020, 15:37 PM IST

Punjab Police arrests 2 associates of slain Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorist Riyaz Naikoo's aide

This has come to light after the Punjab Police arrested two accomplices of Naikoo's close associate, Hilal Ahmed Wagay, from Amritsar.

May 07, 2020, 21:51 PM IST

We were tracking Riyaz Naikoo for 6 months, proud of security forces who killed him: Jammu and Kashmir Police

J&K Police IG (Kashmir Range) Vijay Kumar said, "We were tracking Riyaz Naikoo for six months." He further said that anti-terror operations will be increased and there will be no slow down on them.

May 07, 2020, 15:46 PM IST

Riyaz Naikoo, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terror head, killed; forces avenge martyrdom of 5 bravehearts

Life came to a full circle for the bespectacled Pakistan-supported Hizb-ul-Mujahideen's top terror commander Naikoo as he was gunned down in the same village from where he had scripted his journey into terrorism in 2012.

May 07, 2020, 00:05 AM IST

Jammu and Kashmir administration not to give bodies of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen's top terror commander Riyaz Naikoo, associate to relatives

The administration of the union territory has decided to bury them and not reveal the location.

May 06, 2020, 21:34 PM IST

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

Riyaz Naikoo's 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. 

May 06, 2020, 20:22 PM IST

Video: Riyaz Naikoo, Pakistan-supported Hizb-ul-Mujahideen's top terrorist, killed in Beighpora village of Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmir

In a major breakthrough, the security forces killed the most wanted and Pakistan-supported Hizb-ul-Mujahideen's top terrorist Riyaz Naikoo along with his associate in an encounter in Beighpora village of Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmir.

May 06, 2020, 16:40 PM IST

Hizb Commander Riyaz Naikoo killed; here's list of top terrorists eliminated in Kashmir valley

Riyaz Naikoo reportedly came to his native home in Pulwama’s Beighpora village when the security forces including the Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the local police, sealed all entry and exit points of the village.

May 06, 2020, 15:52 PM IST

Riyaz Naikoo, top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorist who masterminded killings of Jammu and Kashmir policemen

Riyaz Naikoo, one of the most-wanted terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, was on Wednesday killed by a joint team of Indian Army, Central Reserve Police Force and Jammu and Kashmir Police at his native Beighpora village of Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district. The forces also gunned down one os his associates during the fierce encounter.

May 06, 2020, 15:47 PM IST

Riyaz Naikoo, Pakistan-supported Hizb-ul-Mujahideen's top terrorist, killed in Beighpora village of Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmir

In a major breakthrough, the security forces on Wednesday killed the most wanted and Pakistan-supported Hizb-ul-Mujahideen's top terrorist Riyaz Naikoo along with his associate in an encounter in Beighpora village of Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmir.

May 06, 2020, 14:37 PM IST

Top terrorist Riyaz Naikoo, carrying reward of Rs 12 lakh on his head, killed by security forces in J&K's Awantipora

The security forces on Wednesday trapped a top terrorist after an overnight operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Awantipora.

May 06, 2020, 09:46 AM IST

Amarnath pilgrims are our guests, not targets: Hizbul commander in new viral video

Riyaz Naikoo, a top Hizbul Mujahideen commander, had assured that Amarnath pilgrims will not be harmed, in a new video clip.

Jun 27, 2018, 07:11 AM IST

List of top terrorists in Valley released, includes al Qaeda Kashmir chief Zakir Musa

Days after killing Amarnath terror attack mastermind and Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Abu Ismail during an encounter in Srinagar, the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir released a list of top five dreaded terrorists who are active in the Valley. 

Sep 16, 2017, 14:23 PM IST