Sopore gunfight ends with the killing of two militants

Sopore gunfight ends with the killing of two militants

Top Lashkar Commander among slain:- IGP

Press Trust of Kashmir | Baramulla : Top Lashkar-e-Toiba Commander among two militants were killed in an encounter at Warpora area of Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday.

One of the wanted LeT militant identifying him as Fayaz War was among the two militants killed in Warpora, said IGP Kashmir.

He said that war was the last perpetrator of recent violence in north Kashmir.

“One of killed militant Fayaz War was involved in several attacks & #killings of civilians/ SFs. He was last #perpetrator of #violences in #North Kashmir: IGP Kashmir,” Kashmir Zone police tweeted.

Officials said that this year maximum number of militants were killed from LeT among all outfits in Valley.

On Thursday evening joint team of Police, Army’s 22 RR and CRPF had launched operation on a specific input about presence of some militants in the Warpora on Thursday.

Gunfight started after militants refused the surrender offer which was given by the security forces.(PTK).