A Lashkar-e-Taiba commander was among two terrorists killed in an encounter in Handwara area of Kupwara District of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, in what was the fourth anti-terror operation by security forces in the Union Territory. Three terrorists were killed and four terrorist supporters were arrested in different operations on Wednesday. However, the biggest success for the security forces was Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Naseer-u-din Lone who was killed in a gunfight in Ganipora Kralgund area of Handwara. "The terrorist, who has been killed in an encounter in Handwara, has been identified as Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Naseer-u-din Lone. Apart from those two major encounters, security forces launched two more anti-terror operations, arresting four persons and recovering a huge cache of arms and ammunition.

Source: dna August 19, 2020 18:33 UTC