Lashkar-e-Taiba front chief with 10 lakh bounty, his aide killed in J&K encounter

SRINAGAR: Basit Dar, a top commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba front organisation The Resistance Front (TRF) allegedly involved in a spate of civilian killings in J&K, and an accomplice were gunned down by security forces on Tuesday in south Kashmir's Kulgam in an operation that lasted almost 24 hours.

The operation marked a breakthrough for the forces given that Dar (34) was one of J&K's most wanted insurgents and carried a bounty of Rs 10 lakh on his head declared by NIA. Dar hailed from Kulgam's Redwani, sources said. -Saleem Pandit