Guwahati News Desk: Sajjad Afghani alias Wilayat Lone, District commander for Shopian of Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit has been gunned down in an encounter on Monday morning in Rawalpora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district.
Inspector-General of Police Kashmir, Vijay Kumar confirming the killing said that he was instrumental in recruiting militants in south Kashmir, especially in Shopian. “It’s a big success to security forces and I congratulate them for this operation,” he added.
One local LeT militant namely Jahangir Ahmad was killed on Sunday; an M4 carbine rifle was also recovered.