Intelligence sources in Jammu and Kashmir Police also said that Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘operational commander’ Riyaz Naikoo, who was sighted in Begpora area of Anantnag District on September 6, has been discreetly instigating people to continue with their "resistance" and "not open business establishments in Srinagar and beyond", reports Times of India on October 7. "There are also inputs that one Dr Saifullah has been made operational commander of Hizbul Mujahideen and may replace Riyaz Naikoo," an unnamed official added.