Top LeT leader Abu Qasim killed in encounter

Top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander Abu Qasim, mastermind behind several high-profile attacks in the State, was killed on Thursday in a surgical operation in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district.

“We have neutralised a top Lashkar commander Abu Qasim during an operation in Khandaypora in Kulgam district in the wee hours today. It is a major success as Qasim was directly or indirectly involved in all major LeT attacks in Kashmir over the past three years,” Inspector General of Police Kashmir S.J.M. Gillani told reporters.