Indian troops Sunday shot dead two senior commanders of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant group in held Kashmir during two separate gun-battles, police said.
Fahadullah, a Pakistani national, was killed during a fierce clash in northern Kupwara district, bordering Azad Kashmir. Fahadullah was serving as LeT divisional commander for north Kashmir and his death is a "big setback" to the group, senior police officer Muneer Khan told reporters. Police said government forces also shot dead another "senior commander" of LeT in southern Poonch district during a clash on Sunday. The slain commander was identified as Abu Usman, police said.