Top militant commander, his associate killed in Srinagar: IGP Kashmir

Srinagar, Aug 23 (KNS): Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Sunday said that a top militant commander of Lashkar-e-Tobia (LeT) and The Resistance Front (TRF) and his close associate were killed in Srinagar shootout on Sunday evening.

The IGP told Kashmir News service (KNS), that the top militant commander of LeT and TRF Abbas Sheikh and his 2IC Saqib Manzoor were killed in the shootout at Alochi Bagh area of Srinagar.

Meanwhile, an official said that the duo was among the wanted list of militants shared by the Jammu and Kashmir police earlier this year. 

He said that the search operation in the area is still going on and futher details will be shared accordingly. (KNS)

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