Top LeT commander among 2 terrorists killed in J&K’s Shopian encounter

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Srinagar :Atop commander of the proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian area early on Monday morning. Another terrorist was also eliminated by the forces during the gunfight.According to Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar, the LeT commander has been identified as Ishfaq Dar alias Abu Akram. He was active in the Valley since 2017.”Top commander of proscribed terror outfit LeT Ishfaq Dar alias Abu Akram who was active since 2017 neutralised,” the IGP said.The forces recovered incriminating materials including arms and ammunition from the encounter site. A search operation is currently underway.”Incriminating materials including arms and ammunition recovered on. Search going on. Further details shall follow,” police said in a tweet.

On Sunday, an encounter broke out between a joint team of the security forces and militants in the Shopian district.Two to three terrorists were reported to be trapped by the forces in the Check Sidiq area, sources said.A joint team of Police, Army’s 34RR and CRPF had launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Check Sadiq Khan area of the south Kashmir district, following information about the presence of militants there, a police official said.The search operation turned into an encounter after the militants opened fire on the security forces’ positions.The security forces retaliated, triggering a gunbattle that was going on when the last reports came in, the official said.

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