Top commander among 2 militants killed in gunfight

SRINAGAR/ JAMMU: Top Al-badr commander Zeenat-ul-islam was among the two militants killed in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday. “The two militants killed in the Katpora encounter have been identified as Zeenat-ul-islam and Shakeel Ahmad Dar. Both were involved in several terror crimes,” a police official said. Islam, a category A++ militant, was a top commander who had switched over to Al-badr from Hizbul Mujahideen in November last year following consensus between the two outfits to strengthen the Al-badr, he said.