J&K: Suspected LeT commander killed in Shopian
The security forces launched a search operation on June 3 after two suspected militants were spotted in an orchard in the district.
A commander of the terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba was killed by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday.
The man, Zakir Ahmad Ganie, was killed in a joint operation conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir Police, the Army’s Rashtriya Rifles and the Central Armed Police Force.
He was a resident of Motalhama village in the neighbouring Kulgam district, The New Indian Express reported.
Ganie joined The Resistance Front, an affiliate of Lashkar-e-Taiba in 2025, The Wire reported.
The operation began on Saturday after surveillance cameras detected the movement of two suspected militants in an orchard in the Meemandar area of Shopian, The New Indian Express reported.
Search is underway for the second suspected militant, who has been identified as Latif Bhat. He reportedly joined the Lashkar-e-Taiba in 2025.
Edited by Tanya Shrivastava.
