Two militants including a self-styled 'commander' of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Anantnag District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on July 30, reports Daily Excelsior. "Fayaz Panzoo was killed along with his associate in an encounter based on a specific police input at Bijbehara in Anantnag district," a Police official said. The Police official added that Panzoo alias Fayaz Ahmad Thokar alias Hanzulla Bai was a co-conspirator of the Pulwama terror attack in which 44 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed by a militant who used a Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) to trigger the deadly blast, in which five CRPF personnel were killed and Station House Officer (SHO) Arshad Khan was seriously injured and later succumbed to injuries. The official said Panzoo joined the terror ranks in April, 2018 and was active in the Tral-Awantipora-Bijbehara-Ashmuqam areas adding he was a most wanted terrorist as he recruited and motivated youth to join the JeM ranks and executed a number of major terror attacks in the past. He used to provide logistics to foreign terrorists operating in the Kashmir valley and helped to raise local Over Ground Workers (OGWs), the official said. The other slain militant has been identified as Shanu Showket of Bijbehara, he added. As the news about killing of Fayaz reached Tral area, youth took to streets and protested. They pelted stones on the SFs, who fired teargas to disperse them.