Lagatar24 Desk
Pampore, Oct.16: A senior police officer claimed two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in the Pampore area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday, including Lashkar-e-Toiba chief Umar Mushtaq Khandey.
Khandey is suspected of being involved in the assassination of two police officers in this city earlier this year.
“LeT #terrorist Umar Mustaq Khandey who martyred our 2 colleagues SgCT Mohammad Yousf and Ct Suhail Ah in Baghat Srinagar while they were having tea, #neutralised in Drangbal, #Pampore. Amongst various other crimes of the terrorists, this stands out as most unforgivable,” Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said in a tweet.
“We are committed to #hunt down these #terrorists who try to create fear among masses and spread mischief & tumult in the valley. Such elements and their name should be excised from society,” he added.
According to a police official, another unidentified militant was killed in the Pampore confrontation, and rifles and ammunition were collected from the scene.
Since the police revealed the hit list in August, Khandey’s name has been on a list of the top 10 militants targeted by security authorities.
