Top LeT commander Abu Ukasha arrested in Kashmir's Kupwara

KUPWARA: In a major breakthrough, the security forces have arrested a top commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit in Kashmir's Kupwara district. LeT commander, Abu Ukasha alias Hanzullah, was arrested in Sogam town market on specific information while he was making some purchases there around 7 p.m. After Ukasha's arrest, a gunfight between militants and security forces broke out late Monday evening in Kupwara district . A senior police officer said that the gunfight started some distance away from Sogam market of Kupwara after Ukasha's arrest. (with inputs from IANS)