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Jammu and Kashmir: Top Lashkar terrorist killed in an encounter in Pulwama district

| @indiablooms | Oct 14, 2017, at 04:26 pm
Srinagar, Oct 14 (IBNS): Top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist, Wasim Shah and his aid Hafiz Nasir Ahmad Nir, were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, media reports said.

The encounter started after the terrorists opened fire at the security forces.

Defence Ministry spokesman, Colonel Rajesh Kalia, was quoted by News 18: "The police and Army had received information about terrorists hiding in Litter village of Pulwama district. The area was cordoned off and a search operation was launched."

The operation has however been called off after recovering the bodies of the deceased terrorists.

Shah, a Shopian resident, was wanted for carrying out various attacks.

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