Shopian gunfight: Top JeM commander from Pakistan killed

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Shopian, July 27: Top Jaish-e-Mohammed commander Munna Lahori from Pakistan was killed on Saturday along with his local associate in an encounter with forces south Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said.

He was responsible for a series of civilian killings in Kashmir, they said.

Lahori, also known as Bihari, had been used by the JeM for recruitment, a police official said.

He was killed in the morning along with his local associate after a night long operation following a tip-off, he added. PTI