 SRINAGAR: Indian troops shot dead two commanders of the banned militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba in held Kashmir during a clash in northern mountains, an Army spokesman said on Tuesday. "The two commanders from Lashkar-e-Taiba group were killed in a clash by army soldiers in the Lolab forests of Kupwara district," spokesman Lieutenant Colonel VK Batra said. Batra identified one of the commanders as Waqar Bhai. "He was the divisional commander for the group," Batra said. Indian troops have shot dead seven rebel commanders from various groups, including the top brass from al Badr group, in the past week. "The successes are the results of beefed-up operations against the militants in Kashmir," Batra said. |