Lashkar-e-Toiba commander Umar Mushtaq Khandey is trapped in and encounter with the security forces in the Pampore area of Pulwama in J&K.
Khandey is one of the top militants whom the security forces are targeting since a wanted list was released by the J&K police in August this year.
He was allegedly involved in the killing of two policemen at Baghat in Srinagar district earlier this year, Inspector General of Police (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar said in a tweet.
“LeT commander amongst #top 10 #terrorists namely Umar Mushtaq Khandey who was involved in #killing of two police personnel at Baghat #Srinagar & other terror crimes trapped in Pampore #Encounter,” he tweeted.
