Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, identified as Hamas alias Asrar alias Saria, a ‘commander’, and Wasim Ahmed Lone were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Nathipora area of Sopore in Baramulla District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on May 4, reports Daily Excelsior. The encounter had ensued after SFs which includes Police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Indian Army’s 22 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) were fired upon during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) launched in the area amid specific information about the presence of the militants. The dead bodies were recovered by SFs from the site of encounter. LeT ‘commander’ Hamas was active in general area of Zaingeer, Warpora, Hathlangoo, Brath, Darpora, Bomai, Zaloora and Nathipora for last few years. Hamas was active since 2018, being in the list of top 60 militants released by J&K Police recently, and was very instrumental in misleading the youth by motivating them to join militant organisations. He was also involved in multiple grenades lobbying incidents on Security Establishments and was also involved in recent killing of two Municipal Councilors identified as Peer Riyaz and Peer Shamusdin and a Special Police Officer (SPO), Shafaat Ahmed, on March 29. Waseem Nazir Lone was a chronic stone pelter and was also working as Over Ground Worker (OGW) till the date he went missing and joined LeT. Police recovered one AK-47 rifle, one INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) assault rifle and other incriminating materials from the site of encounter, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar, said.