Srinagar: Massive clashes have erupted in Pulwama following a gunfight in which the district commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba has been killed.
Reports said Irfan Ahmad Sheikh was killed in a gunfight with the forces at his native Chakoora village. Meanwhile, mobile internet has been snapped in the area.
Intense clashes erupted after youth marched towards the gunfight site. Forces fired tear gas shells to disperse the protesters.
Earlier, a joint team of the army, CRPF and SOG of Jammu and Kashmir Police cordoned off Chakoora area of Litter following inputs about the presence of militants. It said the gunfight broke out after the forces approached the spot where the militants were hiding.
A police officer said that two to three militants were believed to be trapped in the area.
