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J-K: LeT commander Umar Mushtaq Khandey, involved in killing of 2 police personnel, trapped in Pampore encounter

In an encounter between security forces and terrorists in the Pampore area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, Lashkar-e-Toiba commander Umar Mushtaq Khandey was trapped, a senior police official said on Saturday (October 16).

“LeT commander amongst #top 10 #terrorists namely Umar Mustaq Khandey who was involved in #killing of two police personnel at Baghat #Srinagar & other terror crimes trapped in Pampore #Encounter,” Inspector General of Police (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar said in a tweet.

Khandey is among the top terrorists whom the security forces are targeting since a hitlist was released by police in August this year. He was allegedly involved in the killing of two policemen at Baghat in Srinagar district earlier this year.

With agency inputs

Source: dnaindia.com