Security forces have killed 18 terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir over the last 21 days, General Officer Commanding of Srinagar-based 15 Corps Lieutenant General Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon told media on Monday. Dhillon said militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed’s second-in-command is among the deceased.
Dhillon said of the 18 terrorists killed over the last three weeks, eight are Pakistanis and 10 are local terrorists. Fourteen of the deceased are from Jaish-e-Mohammad, two from Lashkar-e-Taiba and two from the Hizbul Mujahideen, he said.