Srinagar: A top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander was killed in an encounter in north Kashmir district of Bandipora today, official sources said here.
They said security forces and state police launched a joint search operation in Bandipora. However, when the security forces were sealing the area, militants hiding there opened fire.
Security forces also retaliated and in the encounter, a top LeT commander was killed.