LeT front commander, accomplice killed in Kulgam encounter

Basit Dar, a top commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba front organisation The Resistance Front (TRF) allegedly involved in a spate of civilian killings in J&K, and an accomplice were gunned down Tuesday by security forces in south Kashmir’s Kulgam in an operation that lasted almost 24 hours. The operation marked a key breakthrough for the forces given that Dar (34) was one of J&K’s most wanted insurgents and carried a bounty of Rs 10 lakh on his head declared by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).