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Top LeT commander among 2 militants killed in Pulwama encounter

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Srinagar:

Top Lashkar-i-Toiba commander Riyaz Ahmad Dar and his associate were killed in a gunfight in the Nihama area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday.

A top police officer told GNS that two militants were killed in the gunfight in Pulwama.

He identified them as Riyaz Ahmad Dar, a resident of Sethar Gund Kakapora, and Rayees Ahmad, a resident of Lerve Kakapora.

Riyaz Ahmad Dar was one of the oldest surviving militants and had been active for the past eight years, the officer said.

“It’s a major breakthrough for the police and security forces as Riyaz was wanted in many militancy cases,” he added.

Earlier, a joint team of police and the army launched a cordon and search operation in Nihama. During the search, contact was established with the hiding militants, triggering a gunfight. (GNS)

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