(Asian News Hub) – Security forces have killed 13 militants since the killing of civilians in Kashmir valley.
The police said that following the killing of civilians, 3 out of the 5 militants of Srinagar city were killed in less than 24 hours.
Earlier a Lashkar-e-Tayiba commander Umar Mushtaq Khanday involved in the killing of two police man was gunned down in Drangbal area of Pampore, another militant Suhail was also killed during the operation, Police said.
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The Jammu and Kashmir police said that the force is committed to hunt down militants who try to create fear among the masses and spread mischief and tumult in the Valley. Such elements and their names should be excised from society the police also said.
Earlier the police had said that Khanday a top Lashkar-e-Tayiba commander has been trapped during an operation in Pulwama. He was named among the top ten militants by the police along with Salim Parray, Yousuf Kantroo, Abbas Sheikh, Reyaz Shetergund, Farooq Nali, Zubair Wani and Ashraf Molvi, Saqib Manzoor and Wakeel Shah.
“LeT commander amongst top 10 terrorists namely Umar Mustaq Khandey who was involved in killing of two police personnel at Baghat Srinagar & other terror crimes trapped in Pampore Encounter,” Kashmir Zone Police tweeted.
