Security forces killed a top commander from Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in troubled Indian Kashmir on Thursday, striking a blow against the outlawed militant group, the region's police chief said.
Abdul Rehman, known as Abu Qasim, was killed during a gunfight with security forces overnight outside Kulgam town, 89 kilometers south of the main city of Srinagar, Inspector General Javid Gillani said.
"We laid a cordon yesterday and he was shot and killed when he tried to break through," Gillani told AFP.