Kulgam: Two LeT militants including Pakistani commander Haider were killed in Devsar area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday afternoon.
Inspector-General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that both militants have been killed including commander Haider.
Haider a Pakistan national was active for more than two years in north Kashmir’s Bandipora and had recently shifted his base to the south. He was involved in many militant-related incidents, the top cop said.
The other slain militant has been identified as Shabaz Shah of Kulgam, who was a hybrid militant and active for two weeks, he added.
Earlier, the operation started after a joint team of police and army launched a cordon and search operation in the area.
As the joint team of forces approached the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces triggering the operation.
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