Srinagar, June 19
One of the most wanted commanders of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Adil Mir along with two other militants was killed and an Army officer and jawan wounded in an encounter in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district this evening. Mir was categorised as "A++" commander of the indigenous militant outfit.

The two other militants have been identified as Adil Shah and Tariq Parrey. The encounter took place at Buchoo village in Tral, 40 km from Srinagar, around 5.30 pm. The militants opened fire and tried to break the cordon laid by joint teams of elite counter-insurgency unit of the J&K Police, Army and the CRPF around a house.

"In the encounter that last over half an hour, three terrorists of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen were killed," Inspector General, (operations) CRPF, Nalin Prabhat told The Tribune.

An Army officer and jawan were also injured in the gun battle. The spokesman said three AK-47 Rifles were also recovered from the scene.

However, the locals said the three militants were killed when they were returning from the forested area towards the inhabited village.

Police sources said Mir had been active in south Kashmir for the past six years and was heading Hizb’s operations. The police said he was also responsible for the killing of a village headman in April.