SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 1: A militant commander of Jaish-e-Mohammad along with his foreign associate were killed in an encounter in Qasbayar area of Rajpora hamlet in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said on Wednesday.
Inspector General of police Vijay Kumar said that militant commander of proscribed outfit JeM Yasir Parray who was an IED expert was killed along with foreign militant Furqan.He said that both militants were involved in several cases and their killing is big success to forces.
The contact with militants was established after forces had laid seige around Qasbayar during predawn hours after having specific information about the presence of some terrorist.
As the joint team of forces moved towards the suspected spot, the hiding terrorist started firing on the forces, sources said, adding the search parties retaliated triggering off an encounter.