A local area commander of the Lashkar-e-Toiba, Abu Hamza, was killed in Sopore, J&K, on Wednesday in a pinpointed intelligence-driven operation by the Army and J&K police. Hamza, which the intelligence agencies suspect is no more than a “famous” alias being used by the neutralised Pakistani terrorist, was leading the LeT’s operations in Sopore.
Operating from a house in Amargarh village of Sopore, he was known to have limited his movements to a very small area. He had been active in Sopore for the last 8-9 months, intelligence sources told ET. The security agencies had been tracking him for sometime now and it was their tip-off regarding his presence at a residential area in Amargarh that led the Army and J&K police to launch a joint operation to nab him.
Sopore SP Bhim Sen Tuti said that one Army personnel of 52 Rashtriya Rifles was killed in the 16-hour encounter. “Three security men also received injuries ,” he added.
Operating from a house in Amargarh village of Sopore, he was known to have limited his movements to a very small area. He had been active in Sopore for the last 8-9 months, intelligence sources told ET. The security agencies had been tracking him for sometime now and it was their tip-off regarding his presence at a residential area in Amargarh that led the Army and J&K police to launch a joint operation to nab him.
Sopore SP Bhim Sen Tuti said that one Army personnel of 52 Rashtriya Rifles was killed in the 16-hour encounter. “Three security men also received injuries ,” he added.
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