By IANS
Srinagar : Two top militants of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit were gunned down by Indian security forces in south Kashmir Monday.
Police said personnel of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the state police surrounded a house in Ganavpora village in Pulwama district, 50 km from here early Monday.
“As the security forces tried to enter the house, the hiding militants opened heavy fire, which was returned. The fierce firing continued till late this afternoon. Two militants of LeT, including the outfit’s district commander for Shopian district, was killed,” a police spokesman here said.
He said arms and ammunition were recovered from the site. The slain militants have been identified as Abdul Hai Rather, LeT district commander, and Shiraz Ahmed, his associate.