Two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants killed in a clash with security forces in Srinagar; one of them was once a journalist

News Desk: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants – Raees Ahmed Bhat and Hilal Ahmed Rah – were killed in a clash with security forces in Srinagar’s Rainawari area on Tuesday morning.

It is learned that Raees Ahmed Bhat was once a journalist. He used to run a news portal called ‘Valley News Service’ in Anantnag district.

Kashmir Police IGP Vijay Kumar said a press card had been recovered from the slain militant. Several weapons were also recovered. He said that this is how the terrorists are misusing the media.


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