2 Terrorists Killed In Encounter With Security Forces In J&K's Shopian

Ishfaq Dar alias Abu Akram, was not only responsible for attacks on security forces, but also for civilian killings, police said.

A top Lashkar-e-Toiba commander was among two terrorists killed in an overnight encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said on Monday. Ishfaq Dar alias Abu Akram, was not only responsible for attacks on security forces, but also for civilian killings, they said. Acting on specific information about the presence of terrorists in the Check-i-Sidique Khan area of the south Kashmir district, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there at night, a police spokesman said. During the operation, as the presence of terrorists got ascertained, they were given repeated opportunities to surrender, he said.