Shopian: Two militants including a top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander have been killed in a military operation in Check Sadiq Khan area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday.
#ShopianEncounterUpdate
Top commander of #proscribed #terror outfit LeT Ishfaq Dar @ Abu Akram who was active since 2017 #neutralised. Congratulations to Police & SFs: IGP Kashmir @JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/5p3cPI5eWi— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) July 18, 2021
Police officials said that two militants have been killed while the search operation is on in the area.
He said the militants turned down repeated surrender offers given to them by armed forces, adding that a top commander of LeT is among the slain, however, further identification was not immediately known.
Earlier, an official said that a joint team of Police, Army’s 34 RR and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence of militants in the area.
He said that as the joint team of forces approached the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them ensuing the operation.
Meanwhile, as a precautionary measure, mobile Internet services have been suspended in the district.
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