Top Lashkar commander, involved in major attacks, gunned down in Kashmir’s Samboora
Ajaz Reshi, police said, was involved in series of attacks on the forces and had recruited many into militancy since 2015 when he joined the ranks.
Top Lashkar commander, involved in major attacks, gunned down in Kashmir’s Samboora
Among the two terrorists killed in south Kashmir’s Samboora village in Pulwama district on Monday, one was identified as a top Lashkar commander by the police. He was active from the last five years and played a pivotal role in recruiting new terrorists. The 20-hour long encounter came to end on Monday morning after the forces retrieved two bodies and two weapons from the encounter spot. The Indian Army’s 50 Rashtriya Rifles, police and the CRPF had launched an operation in Samboora after they got information about the presence of terrorists in a house. Though two terrorists were killed late last night, the police revealed their identities only after the bodies were recovered in the morning. The slain terrorists were identified by the police as Ajaz Reshi and Sajjad Ahmad Sofi. Reshi, police said, was involved in series of attacks on the forces and had recruited many into militancy since 2015 when he joined the ranks as an over ground worker. Director-General of Police Jammu and Kashmir …
