Srinagar : Divisional Commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit got killed in an ongoing encounter at Handwara in north kashmirs Kupwara district, Sunday morning.
A senior defence official told that, acting on specific information about the presence of some militants at village Sudal area of Magam in Handwara, army’s 47 RR, 21 RR, 6 RR alongwith Special Operations Group (SOG) swung into action and soon cordoned-off the area.
As such the joint team of forces intensified the searches, the militants hiding in the area opened fire on them. The fire was retaliated ensuing an enraging gunfight between forces and hiding militants.
“During the gunfight, the divisional commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba Abu Quasha got killed”, a senior defence official said, adding that the operation is still going on in the area.
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