Top LeT militant killed in encounter in Srinagar

A dreaded Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist was today killed in an encounter with police in old city area of Srinagar.

He was involved in the killing of several civilians in Pattan and Sopore area of north Kashmir.

According to television reports, on a tip off about the presence of self-styled LeT commander Hilal Molvi in the area, police laid a cordon around Narparistan in Fatehkadal area of the city in the wee hours. As the police personnel were zeroing in on the target house, the ultras fired on them.

The cops returned the fire, triggering a brief gun battle, which ended with the killing of the terrorist. Three policemen including an officer sustained injuries in the operation.

Molvi, a resident of Pattan area in Baramulla district, had taken refuge in the city as security forces had stepped up heat on the terrorists in the district over the past two months.