The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday bulldozed a one-storey building at Lewar village in Pahalgam that belonged to terror group Hizbul Mujahideen’s commander, Amir Khan.

According to sources, Ghulam Nabi Khan alias Amir Khan is a top operational commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen. He crossed over to Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) in the early 90s.

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The J&K administration’s joint operation team carried out the drive in the presence of a Magistrate in Lewar village of Anantnag district. A bulldozer demolished the compound wall of Hizb commander Amir Khan’s property that was constructed on encroached government land.

Officials said that the step was taken to make the Valley terror-free and instill people’s faith in the Government.

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