A top Jaish-e-Mohammad militant commander was killed in an encounter with security forces in Sopore in north Kashmir's Baramullah district in the wee hours today. Sopore Police and 22 Rashtriya Rifles cordoned Chatlora village, 55 kms from here, at around 1 AM after receiving information that a self-styled divisional commander of foreign origin of the outfit was hiding in a village, official sources told. At around 4 AM, when the security forces were conducting search operations, the militant opened fire and he was killed in the exchange of fire, the sources said.

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