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Lashkar commander Ayub Lelhari killed in a gunfight

Srinagar: Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Ayub Lelhari was killed in a gunfight with Indian Armed forces in Banderpora village of Pulwama district in south Kashmir on Wednesday, police said.

A policeman was also injured in the firefight, said DIG South Kashmir.

“Ayub Lelhari District Commander LeT killed in #Pulwama.Yet another success in fight against militancy,” tweeted Jammu and Kashmir Police.

Ayub Lelhari District Commander LeT killed in #Pulwama.Yet another success in fight against militancy.


SSP Pulwama Chowdhary Aslam said the gunfight has ended. “Encounter is over. One militant has been killed,” he said.

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