A militant of Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) miltant outfit was gunned down in a fierce encounter in north Kashmir on Wedensday.

According to JK Police, Sopore police along with 52RR,179Bn CRPF and 177Bn CRPF acting on a tip off, cordoned Amargarh Sopore on Tuesday evening in Baramulla district in North Kashmir.

Police said that militants who were holed up in the house of Akbar Lone resorted to heavy firing on the search party.

In the ensuing encounter which lasted till this morning, ended with the elimination of one Lashker-e-Toiba commander Abu Hamza. One AK 47 rifle and four AK magazines were recovered from the encounter site.

 A militant of Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) miltant outfit was gunned down in a fierce encounter in north Kashmir on Wedensday.

According to JK Police, Sopore police along with 52RR,179Bn CRPF and 177Bn CRPF acting on a tip off, cordoned Amargarh Sopore on Tuesday evening in Baramulla district in North Kashmir.

Police said that militants who were holed up in the house of Akbar Lone resorted to heavy firing on the search party.

In the ensuing encounter which lasted till this morning, ended with the elimination of one Lashker-e-Toiba commander Abu Hamza. One AK 47 rifle and four AK magazines were recovered from the encounter site.