A top commander of Pakistan based militant group, Jaish-e-Mohammad and two of his associates were killed in a fierce gunfight with Indian army and police in North Kashmir, Thursday.A top police officer told NewsBlaze that police received specific information that Jaish militants were present in Batnar, Kooligam area in North Kashmir. "After receiving the inputs, police and army personnel launched a combing operation in the area to flush out the militant hiding there," he said.
The police officer said that while the force personnel were conducting house to house searches, they came under fire from the militants hiding there. "The fire was returned by the soldiers, triggering an encounter. The ensuing gunfight lasted for more than eight hours during which three Jaish-e-Mohammad militants were killed," he said.
He identified one of the slain militants as Commander Pasha. "He was one of the most wanted commanders of Jaish and his killing is a major setback to the militant group in Kashmir," added the police officer.
He claimed that some arms and ammunition were recovered from the encounter site.
