Srinagar, Feb 6 : District commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant outfit was killed in a brief encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said.
The encounter broke out when a joint patrolling party of army and police was fired upon by terrorists at Chakoora area of Pulwama district, a police spokesman said.
“Consequently, one terrorist got killed in the exchange of fire. The killed militant has been identified as Irfan Ahmed Sheikh, a local resident,” the spokesman said.
Sheikh was affiliated with LeT and was known as district commander of the outfit for Pulwama. He was wanted by the law for his complicity in militant crimes, the spokesman said.
“Irfan Sheikh had a long history of militant crimes for which several militant cases were registered against him. He was involved in conspiring and executing several militant attacks on security establishments in the area including grenade attacks,” the spokesman said.
