Srinagar: Two militants were killed in a gunfight with police and army at Watnira area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district.
Director General of Police Dilbag Singh identified the two militants as Azad shah and Abid Haqqani.
"Abid was the District Commander of Lashker-e-Toiba while Azad was involved in the killing of BJP leader Sheikh Waseem Bari along with his brother Umar Sultan and father Bashir Ahmad Sheikh on 8 July 2020," Mr. Singh said.
Soon after the attack Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said that Azad and another militant were involved in the attack.
(GNS)
