Pak-based Lashkar commander killed in Kashmir

Srinagar, Jan 15: A top commander of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e- Toiba (LeT) outfit was killed today by security forces in north Kashmir, official sources said.

They said the Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police and Army launched a joint operation at Ajas, Bandipora, in north Kashmir, following a tip-off about the presence of militants there. During the operation an encounter ensued in which a LeT commander Abu Kital was killed. Arms and ammunition were recovered from the slain militant, they said, adding the operation was still going on.

UNI