Bukhari killer Naveed Jhatt gunned down

In a major success for the security forces, “most wanted” Jhatt, who was an associate of 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab, was killed along with an accomplice in an encounter in a village in central Kashmir’s Budgam area, officials said.

Three Army personnel were injured in the encounter that claimed the life of the terrorist who had slipped away from the police dragnet at least six times and was involved in multiple attacks in the Valley over the years. The LeT terrorist was a Pakistani national and due process would be followed, Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh said. “We’ll be writing to the Ministry of Home Affairs to inform Pakistan to take the body,” Singh said.

The endgame for Jhatt, alias Hanzalla, started in the early hours of Wednesday when a special operations group of the Jammu and Kashmir police cordoned off a house at Kuthpora Chattergam area of Budgam following an intelligence input about the presence of militants, officials said.