SRINAGAR — Top Jaish commander Zahid Wani is among five militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashker-e-Toiba who were killed in overnight gunfights in Pulwama and Budgam, police said on Sunday.
An official told news agency Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that four Jaish-e-Mohammad militants including a top commander Zahid Wani of Kareemabad Pulwama and a foreigner were killed in Naira Pulwama while a militant affiliated with Lashkar-e-Toiba was killed in Charar-e-Shareef area of Budgam.
Inspector-General of Police Vijay Kumar said that five militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Toiba were killed in two encounters in the last 12 hours in Kashmir.
He said that Jaish-e-Mohammad commander Zahid Wani and a foreigner is among the slain which is a big success for the security forces.
“05 militants of Pakistan sponsored proscribed militant outfits LeT & JeM killed in dual in encounters in last 12 hours. JeM commander militant Zahid Wani & a Pakistani militant among the killed. Big #success for us: IGP Kashmir,” Kashmir Police Zone tweeted.
Notably, an encounter broke out in Naira Pulwama on Saturday evening while an encounter broke out in Charar-e-Shareef area of Budgam late Saturday night.
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