SRINAGAR: A top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)militant commander Saifulla Alais Abu Khalid was killed in a encounter in Dhara Harwan area of central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Sunday.
Inspector General of Police Kashmir Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that the slain LeT commander was killed today.
A resident of Karachi Pakistan, Khalid was active since 2016 and was active in Harwan- Dhara belt, the IGP said.
Earlier, a police spokesman said a militant was killed in an encounter that broke out after joint team of Police and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Harwan.