LeT militant killed in an operation in Jammu and Kashmir

A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant was killed in an encounter by Security Forces (SFs) in Handwara forest area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara District on October 11, reports Daily Excelsior. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, North Kashmir, Garib Dass, said that body of a LeT militant was recovered during searches in the Peth Wudar in Handwara area of the District. The DIG said that SFs had a brief gun battle with the militant group in the forest area and the militants fled away. The group was again intercepted in the evening leading to a fierce encounter. The intermittent firing was going on during the night and in the morning one body of a militant was found in the forests. Army’s 21 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), army’s 6 RR and Police had launched massive searches in several forest areas connecting Hafruda area for last several days since four army personnel were killed in an attack on October 5, in Tilpathri forest area