SRINAGAR: Lashkar-e-Taiba chief was killed along with two other militants in a gunfight with security forces in Shukroo forest area of Keller in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday.
A top police officer said that the operational chief commander of LeT, Shahid Kuttay, has been killed along with two others in the gunfight.
Sources said that Shahid, a resident of Chotipora Heerpora, Shopian, was one of the most wanted militants who joined militant ranks on March 8, 2023 and was involved in many cases. He was involved in the firing incident at Danish Resort on 8 April 2024 in which two German tourists and a driver were injured. He was also involved in the killing of a BJP Sarpanch and TA personnel at Beighbagh, Kulgam.
The second militant has been identified as Adnan Shafi Dar, son of Mohd Shafi Dar, resident of Wanduna Melhora. The identity of the third is being ascertained, they said.
Earlier, a gunfight broke out between security forces and terrorists in the forest area after a specific input was received by the security forces in Shukroo forests. (GNS)
