The chief of militant outfit Al-Badr was killed in an encounter at Tujjar Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday evening. Ab Gani Khawaja alias Skinder, a resident of Khawaja Mohalla Kralgund, who was the chief of the proscribed terrorist outfit Al-Badr was killed in the encounter. He was involved in including attacks on security forces and civilian atrocities besides being the main recruiter of innocent youth into terrorist ranks.