Apart from Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi’s nephew, two Lashkar-e-Taiba commanders were also among the militants killed by the security forces
Six Pakistani militants of the LeT, including the nephew of Mumbai attack mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, were gunned down in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Saturday in an encounter in which an IAF Garud commando was also killed, officials said.
Apart from Lakhvi’s nephew, two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commanders were also among the militants killed by the security forces, Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police (DGP), S P Vaid, said.
Security forces launched a search operation in Chandergeer village in Hajin area of the district after receiving specific intelligence input about the presence of militants in the area, a police official said.
The search operation resulted in an encounter when the militants hiding there fired on the search party of the security forces, who retaliated.
“Six LeT terrorists have been eliminated in Bandipora encounter,” Vaid said.
He said all the six militants killed in the encounter were Pakistanis.
One of the terrorists named Owaid is the son of Zakir Rehman Maki and the nephew of Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, he said on Twitter.
Two LeT commanders — Zargam and Mehmood — were also eliminated in the operation on Saturday, the DGP said, adding that the operation was a “success”. Six weapons were also recovered from the encounter site.
Srinagar-based Defence Spokesman Col Rajesh Kalia said an IAF Garud commando was also killed in the operation.
“An IAF Garud commando was killed, while an army soldier was injured,” he said.
The Garud Commando Force is the special forces unit of the IAF.
