"A top local HM commander identified as Sameer Wani, was killed in the encounter in Nagri village," a senior police officer told IANS. By IANS | Posted 2 hoursSrinagar: A local commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) outfit was killed on Tuesday in a gunfight between holed up militants and security forces in Kashmir's Kupwara district. "The gunfight is still going on and all escape points of the holed up militants have been sealed," he added. "Security forces had surrounded a residential house in the village following information about a group of militants hiding there."

Source: Mid-Day June 28, 2016 04:41 UTC