After a fierce gunbattle, security forces have managed to eliminate terrorist Riyaz Naikoo, a top commander of Hizbul Mujahideen on Wednesday. After receiving a tip off, the security forces launched an anti-terror operation on Tuesday night. Earlier, Riyaz Naikoo was a Maths teacher at a private school and would give free Maths tuitions to to children in his native village of Baighpora. Niakoo had taken over as commander of Hizbul Mujahideen after the outfit's poster boy Burhan Wani was killed in Anantnag in 2016. It is believed that India has avenged the killing of bravehearts who had recently lost their lives in Handwara.