Srinagar: Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Ayub Lelhari was killed in a gunfight with Indian Armed forces in Banderpora village of Pulwama district in south Kashmir on Wednesday, police said.
A policeman was also injured in the firefight, said DIG South Kashmir.
“Ayub Lelhari District Commander LeT killed in #Pulwama.Yet another success in fight against militancy,” tweeted Jammu and Kashmir Police.
Ayub Lelhari District Commander LeT killed in #Pulwama.Yet another success in fight against militancy.
Ayub Lelhari District Commander LeT killed in #Pulwama.Yet another success in fight against militancy.
— J&K Police (@JmuKmrPolice) August 16, 2017
SSP Pulwama Chowdhary Aslam said the gunfight has ended. “Encounter is over. One militant has been killed,” he said.
