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| Top LeT commander killed in encounter | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Oct 10: A top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander was killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, official sources said.
Lashkar commander Moeen was killed following a gunbattle with police assisted by paramilitary forces in Khillar village of Pulwama district, the sources said.
They said the operation was going on and the security forces suspect two to three more militants might be hiding in the area.
Moeen was active in the south Kashmir area for quite sometime and was wanted in many militancy-related incidents, including killing of two CRPF personnel in an attack in Pulwama town earlier this year.
This comes a after Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) commander Pasha was shot dead in an encounter in Sopore area of Baramulla district.
JeM chief commander Ahmad, alias "Pasha", and his close associate, Saifullah, alias "Faisal", both residents of Pakistan, were killed in a gunfight at Warpora village of Sopore, 55 kms from here. |
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