India / Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba commander killed in encounter in J&K

Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Aijaz alias Abu Huraira was killed along with two local terrorists in an encounter with the security forces in Pulwama, Kashmir Zone Police tweeted on Wednesday morning. "Incriminating materials including arms and ammunition recovered," it added. "Encounter has started at Pulwama town...security forces are on the job," Kashmir Zone Police tweeted earlier.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Jul 14, 2021, 01:14 PM
Pulwama: Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Abu Huraira and two other terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir early on Wednesday, the police said.

"#PulwamaEncounterUpdate: #Pakistani LeT commander Aijaz @ Abu Huraira killed alongwith 2 local #terrorists. #Congratulations to Police & SFs," Inspector General of Police Kashmir, Vinay Kumar, tweeted.

The encounter started on Tuesday night after security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Pulwama town.

The operation was launched following information about presence of terrorists there, a police official said, according to news agency PTI.

He said the search operation turned into an encounter after the terrorists opened fire on the security forces, who retaliated.

Arms and ammunition have been recovered and search operation is going on.