The chief of the terrorist group Hizbul Mujahideen was killed in an encounter in Srinagar, the police said on Sunday.
The police called the operation “a major success against militancy”.
Saifullah had taken over as chief of the Hizbul Mujahideen after Reyaz Naikoo was killed in May.
Another terrorist was arrested during the encounter with security forces on the outskirts of the city.
Acting on specific information about the presence of terrorists in Rangreth, security forces sealed off the area and began a search operation, a police official said.
While the forces were conducting searches in the area, the terrorists fired at them. The forces retaliated, and an encounter ensued, he said.
The exchange of fire killed Saifullah who was wanted by security agencies in several terrorist attacks, the official said.
Incriminating material, including an AK-47 rifle and a pistol, was recovered from the encounter site, he said.
