Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar on Sunday said that Pakistani Haider and a local militant of Lashkar-i-Toiba are trapped in an ongoing gunfight at Devsar area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district.
Quoting IGP, the Kashmir Police Zone wrote on Twitter: “01 Pakistani militant (Haider) of LeT terror outfit & a local terrorist trapped in on-going encounter. Haider was active in North Kashmir for more than 2 years & involved in several terror crimes.”
Earlier, a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Devsar area.
As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the forces triggering off a gunfight. (GNS)
