SRINAGAR — District commander for Shopian of Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit Wilayat Lone alias Sajjad Afghani has been killed in the three-day-long gunfight in Rawalpora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday morning.
Inspector General of Police Kashmir, Vijay Kumar confirmed the killing of Jaish commander Sajjad Afghani in the encounter.
The IGP further said that he was instrumental in recruiting militants in south Kashmir, especially in Shopian. “It’s a big success to security forces and I congratulate them for this operation,” he added.
Yesterday, one local LeT militant namely Jahangir Ahmad was killed, a M4 carbine rifle was also recovered.
To avoid any collateral damage, the operation was again suspended for the night on Sunday evening and was resumed today with the first light of the day.
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