Security forces kill wanted terrorist ‘Naveed Jatt’, a top LeT commander in an encounter

NewsBharati    28-Nov-2018
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Srinagar, November 28: Top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander, Naveed Jatt, was killed today in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam. Naveed Jatt was accused of being one of the killers of journalist Shujaat Bukhari and a wanted terrorist.

The gunfight took place between terrorists and security forces Wednesday morning in Budgam's Chattergam. Two militants were gunned down, including Naveed Jatt, and three soldiers were injured in the encounter, police.Talking to the media, a police officer said, "Two terrorists have been killed. Arms and ammunition were also recovered. One of the two has been identifed as Naveed Jatt. Searches in the area is continuing.

Naveed Jatt, a 21-year-old wanted terrorist, was the second of Bukhari's murderers to be killed. On Friday (November 23), another top LeT commander Azad Ahmad Malik was killed in an encounter in Anantnag.

Interacting with the media, Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbagh Singh said, “This week was great. Those involved in killing of innocent people in the Kulgam, Pulwama and Shopian belt were neutralized. As per ground verification, top LeT commander Naveed Jatt was one of the two terrorists killed today."

According to police, Azad Malik and Naveed Jhat were behind the killing of Rising Kashmir editor-in-chief Shujaat Bukhari in June this year. Bukhari was leaving his office in Srinagar, when three assailants riding on a motorcycle shot him and his two bodyguards. Tributes had poured in from journalists, politicians and thousands of people for the veteran journalist.

Jatt's death comes five days after Malik was killed and over five months after they allegedly orchestrated the attack on Bukhari. Internet services have been snapped in Budgam as a precautionary measure.