Slain Terrorists Were Involved in Multiple Attacks, Says Army

Indian Army on Wednesday said the three terrorists, including an operations commander of proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit, killed in Shopian encounter a day ago were involved in multiple terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).

- HT Correspondent

SRINAGAR:

"Based on inputs by intelligence agencies about presence of terrorists in the Keller forest of Shopian district, a joint operation was launched by Army, Police and CRPF on May 13, resulting in neutralisation of three hardcore terrorists including the local commander of LeT/TRF after an intense encounter. The three were actively involved in recent terror activities in the region," army said in a statement.