Security forces launched an operation in Maharaja Bazaar following information about the presence of terrorists in the area, a police official said.
Srinagar: A top commander of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad was among two terrorists killed in a gunbattle with security forces in Maharaja Bazaar area of the city on Monday, police said.
Security forces launched an operation in Maharaja Bazaar following information about the presence of terrorists in the area, a police official said.
He said a gunfight broke out between security forces and terrorists.
"So far, one terrorist has been killed," he said adding the operation was stillin progress. One of the dead terrorists was identified as Saifullah, a top Jaish commander in the Kashmir Valley, while the identity of the other is yet to be ascertained.
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