Says Among Killed Militants Lateef, Umer Nazir Were Involved in Killing of Kashmiri Pandit Purana Krishna and Till Bahadur Thapa
Srinagar, Dec 20: Additional Director General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar on Tuesday said that three Lashkar-i-Toiba militants were killed in a gunfight, who were involved in killing of Kashmiri Pandit Purana Krishna and Till Bahadur Thapa of Nepal.
The Kashmir Police Zone while quoting ADGP Kashmir tweeted, ” Among 03 neutralised local militants, 02 identified as Lateef Lone of Shopian, involved in killing of a Kashmiri Pandit Shri Purana Krishna Bhat & Umer Nazir of Anantnag, involved in killing of Till Bahadur Thapa of Nepal. 01 AK 47 rifle & 2 pistols recovered,”.
Earlier, a gunfight broke out between militants and security forces in Manj Marg area of Shopian.
