5 militants among six killed and a sarpanch injured in Kashmir

Srinagar, Mar 27 (UNI) Five militants, including a top commander of Pakistan based Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) and a counter insurgent were killed and a sarpanch was injured in the Kashmir valley overnight, official sources said today.

A report from Baramulla said militants shot dead a counter insurgent Rafiq Ahmad Khan at Nadihal in north Kashmir today.

A top commander of LeT was killed by security forces in an encounter at Sarkanth late last night. The encounter ensued after a search party was attacked by the militants, sources said.

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