JeM commander Sajjad Bhat eliminated

In a major success for security forces, Jaish-e-Mohammed commander Sajjad Bhat was killed in an intense encounter this morning. Bhatt along with other terrorists had triggered an improvised explosive device (IED) fitted in a vehicle near an Army patrol in the militancy-hit Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Monday. Nine Army personnel and two civilians were injured in the terror attack.

Bhat had also played a key role in February 14 terror attack. He was the owner of the vehicle which was used in the attack on a CRPF convoy in Awantipora which killed 40 jawans.