A Pakistani militant of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) was killed in a brief shootout in the Hazratbal area here on Thursday while a search was under way for two others who managed to flee, the police said.
The trio tried to snatch weapons from the guard posted at the Hazratbal shrine on the banks of the famous Dal Lake. The shrine houses the relic of Prophet Mohammad.
Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said one of the militants was a Pakistani and termed his killing a “big success”.
“We were monitoring him. His aim was to attack the shrine guard and snatch his weapon. He fired at the police party, which retaliated. In the firing, the Pakistani militant was killed,” Kumar told reporters outside the shrine complex.
