Top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Wasim Shah, wanted in connection with several terror attacks,
op Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Wasim Shah, wanted in connection with several terror attacks, and his aide were gunned down on Saturday by the security forces in an encounter in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir.
“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,” Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia said.
The encounter started when the terrorists opened fire at the security forces.
“During the encounter, both terrorists were eliminated,” the official said, adding that their bodies were recovered and the operation called off.
According to the police, the two terrorists were identified as Wasim Shah and Hafiz Nasir Ahmad Mir.
Security forces also recovered one AK-47, one AK-56 and six AK magazines from the site.