Security personnel after the encounter in Anantnag on Saturday. (Source: PTI) Security personnel after the encounter in Anantnag on Saturday. The security forces then intensified the search operation. Police termed the death of Wani, one of the oldest militants and the Lashkar’s ‘district commander’ in Anantnag, as a big success. Security forces had launched six operations in the last fortnight to track him, including in his village of Sopshalo in Kokernag.

Source: Indian Express July 01, 2017 22:17 UTC