, May 7 -- Kulgam: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir zone, V K Bhirdi Tuesday said the top Lashkar-e-Toiba commander Basit Dar was among two terrorists killed in an encounter with security forces at Redwani Payeen in south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Tuesday.

Talking to reporters at the encounter site at Redwani Payeen in southern district of Kulgam, the IGP Kashmir, as per KNO, said that on Monday afternoon, police received a tip-off about the presence of terrorists in the area. "Police along with other security forces laid a cordon. Today morning, an intense encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces that lasted till afternoon," the IGP said. He said that in the ensuing encounter, two terrorists were killed inc...