Indian Forces Kill Top Commander of Terrorist Group in Kashmir, One Officer Dead

Security personnel run patrolling near the site of a gunbattle in Kangan area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district on June 3, 2020. At least three alleged Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists were killed during a gunbattle with security personnel on June 3 at Kangan village of Pulwana district, local media reported. STR/AFP via Getty Images

Indian forces have killed a top commander of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) Islamist terrorist group and four other terrorists in India-administered Kashmir, police said on Sunday.

“We had launched two separate operations on the basis of inputs about the presence of militants in these areas last night. Five militants, including JeM commander, Zahid Wani, and a Pakistani national, Kafeel, were killed in these two operations,” Kumar said.