INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar, were killed in an encounter with security forces in South Kashmir's Tral this evening
Officials say Usman Haidar, Masood Azhar's nephew, could have been involved in the sniper attacks in Tral last week, in which an Army jawan
and a Sashastra Seema Bal personnel were killed.Security forces recovered a US-made M4 carbine rifle from the encounter site, which they say
may have been used in the sniper attacks.A statement and video reportedly shared by Jaish-e-Mohammed on social media identified one of the
killed terrorists as Usman Haider
It also claimed that he was heading sniper attacks in Kashmir for quite some time.The encounter at Chaanketaar village of Tral in Pulwama
district lasted over six hours
near the encounter site where explosive material may still be lying around
Earlier this month, seven civilians - including young students - were killed after a bomb went off at an encounter site in Kulgam
