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J&K: LeT Commander Involved In Killing Of CRPF Jawans Among Two Terrorists Eliminated In Handwara Encounter
Swarajya StaffAug 20, 2020, 08:27 AM | Updated 08:27 AM IST
LeT terrorist Naseer Lone (Pic Via Twitter)
Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists have been killed in an encounter that began in Ganipora Kralgund in north Kashmir’s Handwara on Wednesday (19 August) evening, officials said.
"LeT commander Naseer-u-din Lone, who was involved in the killing of 3 CRPF jawans at Sopore on 18/4/20 and 3 CRPF jawans at Handwara on 4/5/20, got killed," IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar said.
Security forces, including Army personnel, had launched a joint operation after a specific input about the presence of terrorists in the area.
As security forces surrounded the area where the terrorists were hiding, they came under heavy fire that triggered the encounter.
(With inputs from IANS)
