Indian police kill militant commander in IOK; protests erupt

India has been struggling to restore normality in Muslim-majority Kashmir

SRINAGAR: The top commander of an militant group was killed in Indian-ruled Kashmir on Tuesday, a police official said, triggering protests and prompting the authorities to suspend internet and train services.

Abu Dujana, of the Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group, was gunned down with an accomplice in Pulwama district to the south of the region's summer capital Srinagar, police spokesperson Manoj Pandita said. Acting on a tipoff, police launched a search in the village of Hadripora in the early hours and killed the two in a fierce encounter, Pandita said.



Dujana was implicated in several militant attacks and had a cash reward of 1.5 million rupees on his head. One protester was killed and several injured as clashes broke out at several places across IOK following the incident.