Top JeM commander and his local associate killed by security forces in Jammu-Kashmir's Shopian district

Top Jaish-e-Mohammed commander Munna Lahori from Pakistan was killed on Saturday along with his local associate in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said adding that he was responsible for a series of civilian killings in Kashmir.

Lahori, also known as Bihari, had been used by the JeM terror group for recruitment, a police official said. He was killed in the morning along with his local associate after a night-long operation following a tip-off, he added.

Acting on a tip-off about the presence of militants in Banday Mohalla in Bonbazar area of Shopian, security forces launched a cordon and search operation, the police official said.

The search operation turned into an encounter after the militants opened fire, leading to their killing, he said, adding that incriminating material including arms and ammunition were recovered from the site of the gunfight.

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Earlier on Tuesday, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan asserting his duplicity towards terror in a gigantic admission had claimed that the UN-designated terrorist Masood Azhar's Jaish-e-Mohammed is 'operative in India', in his maiden visit to Washington, US

During a press brief, the Pakistani Prime Minister downplayed the ghastly terror attack, moreover shielded the perpetrator of Pulwama terror attack by stating that the "atrocities

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On the same day, The Lok Sabha passed the UAPA Amendment Bill, 2019, with only 8 members voting against the Bill.

The Bill proposes to amend the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. Under the Act, an investigating officer is required to obtain the prior approval of the Director-General of Police to seize properties that may be connected with terrorism.

The Bill adds that if the investigation is conducted by an officer of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the approval of the Director-General of NIA would be required for seizure of such property.

The Bill additionally empowers the officers of the NIA, of the rank of Inspector or above, to investigate cases.

(With PTI Inputs)