The Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday announced a cashprize of Rs 30 lakh on any information leading to the capture of three moreHizbul terrorists, including Mohammad Amin alias "Jehangir Saroori",believed to be the brain behind the revival of militancy in Chinab valleyregion and active in Kishtwar district.

A day after the Doda police announced a cash prize of Rs 15lakh on the capture of two alleged Hizbul militants, the Kishtwar police toocame up with the "wanted - dead or alive" posters in the hillydistrict, which has been rocked by a series of terror strikes including thekilling of a senior BJP leader and an RSS functionary since November last year.OnSeptember 28, the security forces had achieved a major breakthrough againstterrorists active in the district when they killed three ultras including OsamaBin Javed in an gunfight in nearby Ramban district.

They were killed while trying to escape arrest in face ofstepped-up security drive in which over a dozen Hizbul Mujahideen members and over-groundworkers were arrested and several of their hideouts busted.Senior BJP leaderAnil Parihar and his brother Ajit Parihar were killed outside their house inKishtwar town on November 1, 2018 while RSS functionary Chanderkant Sharma andhis PSO were assassinated in the district hospital on April 9.

The ultras had also struck on two more occasions this yearand decamped with service rifles of two policemen.The reward on Saroori and histwo associates -- Riyaz Ahmad alias "Hazari" and Mudassir Hussain --came just a day after police in nearby Doda district came out with postersannouncing a cash prize on information leading to the capture of two wantedHizbul Mujahideen members -- MBA graduate-turned-terrorist Haroon Abbass Waniof Ghat village and Masood Ahmad of Dessa village.The posters in Kishtwar, putup at busy market places and carrying the pictures of the three activeterrorists, also assured potential informants of keeping their identity secret.The posters also carried two phone numbers for informants to share theinformation.

Kishtwar's Senior Superintendent of Police Harmeet Singhsaid the three terrorists are active in the hilly district and the posters withtheir pictures have been put up to help people identify them.

We hope the people will cooperate and will provide thenecessary information leading to their capture or killing," the officersaid.

The Chenab valley region along with other districts of Jammuregion were declared terrorism-free over a decade ago. Barring the terroriststrikes in Kishtwar, the terrorists have been kept at bay by the securityforces and were not allowed to set up their bases in the region.

Intelligence inputs, however, suggested the presence of someterrorists in Kishtwar and Doda districts, prompting police to come out withthe "wanted - dead or alive" posters in a bid to combat militancybefore it resurfaces again, security officials said.The security forces hadalso launched a massive combing operation especially in the upper reaches andare maintaining pressure on the terrorists to ensure that they are not able toattract youth towards their ranks.