Lashkar-e-Taiba's district commander killed in encounter in Kashmir's Pulwama district

Jammu | Wednesday | 6th February, 2019

Summary:

The Pulwama district commander of terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba was killed in a brief gunbattle with a joint team of the Indian Army, CRPF and SOG at Chakoora area of Litter in south Kashmir’s Pulwama on Wednesday. Irfan was commander for district Pulwama and was active since last years, according to local reports. In another incident in Valley, two CRPF jawans were injured after unknown terrorists hurled grenades on the 18 battalion of the forces in Kashmir's Kulgam on Wednesday. The slain was identified as Irfan Ahmad Sheikh of Chakoora village. Following the blast, the government forces launched a hunt to nab the attackers..