Self-styled LeT commander killed in anti-terror operation in Shopian

Security personnel keep vigil near the encounter site. Pic/PTI

A self-styled Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander was killed on Wednesday in an anti-terror operation by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said.

Security forces launched the search operation in the Meemandar area in the south Kashmir district on July 3.

Officials have identified the militant as Ganie, 26, a resident of Motalhama area of the neighbouring Kulgam district.

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