A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist who was responsible for the killing of two non-local labourers in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district and was subsequently arrested, died on Wednesday during a firing by another militant, police said.
Taking to Twitter, the Kashmir Zone Police said: "Based on disclosure of arrested hybrid terrorist and in continuous raids by police and security forces, another contact has been established between terrorists & SFs at Nowgam, Shopian, in which hybrid terrorist namely Imran Bashir Ganaie killed by firing of another terrorist.
"Incriminating materials, arms & ammunition has been recovered from the site of contact. Search still going on. Further details shall follow."
On Monday night, Ganie had hurled a grenade at the two non-local labourers, identified as Monish Kumar and Ram Sagar of Kannauj, while they were asleep in their rented accommodation in Hermain village of Shopian district.
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He was arrested by police within hours of the incident.
On his disclosure, his accomplice was also arrested on Tuesday.
