A day after Abdul Hamid Lelhari, the successor of terrorist Zakir Musa, was killed in Avantipura on Tuesday, Jammu and Kashmir Police Chief Dilbag Singh said that the terrorist group Ansar Ghazawat-ul Hind (AGH) has been wiped out. Talking to the media in Srinagar, he said, Now 'Ansar Gajawat-ul Hind' organization has been wiped out. He also did not rule out the possibility of the terrorist group re-emerging in the future. All the three slain terrorists were working by coordinating with Jaish-e-Mohammed.

The police chief said that the campaign against terrorists has gained momentum. Singh said,  In Tral, three local terrorists belonging to Ansar Ghazawat-ul-Hind were killed on Tuesday.  When Zakir Musa was killed, the command of this group was handed over to Hameed Lelhari. He told that Lelhari was active since 2016 and he has been involved in many terrorist attacks.

At the same time, the police chief said that some people had feared that after August 5, more young people will join militant organizations, but this has reversed, the number of youths joining militant organizations has come down. He said that some youths have gone missing from their homes, but it cannot be confirmed that all of them joined militant groups. Singh also denied rumors that it was being said that telecom services would be stopped in the valley again.