Second slain militant identified as local LeT commander
Saturday - May 5, 2018 10:14 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Srinagar May 5 (IANS) The second militant killed in Saturday s gunfight here has been identified as a local Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander police said.
The militant killed in the gunfight in Chatabal area was identified as Showkat Ahmad Tak belonging to Panzgam village of Pulwama district.
"He was a commander of the LeT outfit and had been active for the last nearly eight years. He was a close associate of slain LeT commander Abu Dujana Abu Qasim and Abu Rehman " a police officer said.
Earlier Police had said only one slain militant Fayaz Ahmad Hammal was a local while the other two militants seemed to be foreigners.
Police are yet to establish the identity of the third slain militant.
--IANS
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