Srinagar: In a major success, security forces on Sunday shot dead two top Lashkar-e-Toiba militants, including an accused in the Delhi High Court blast, during an encounter in Sopore area of Kashmir.
Muzammil alias Urfi was one of the militants wanted in connection with the blast inside the High Court in Delhi in 2011 in which 17 people were killed. The other slain militant has been identified as Abdullah Shaheen, a resident of Pakistan.
Three security force personnel, an Assistant Sub Inspector of Police, an Army jawan and a CRPF jawan, were injured in the encounter that began in Chanakhan locality of Sopore, 52 kms from Srinagar, in Baramulla district on Saturday.
Security forces had launched a cordon and search operation in Chanakhan locality of Sopore, 52 kms from Srinagar, following information about presence of militants in the area. As the security forces were closing in on the location of militants, the ultras opened fire. The house, in which the militants were hiding, was razed to ground on Sunday morning.
With Additional Inputs From PTI
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