The terrorist involved in the killing of a bank manager in Kashmir recently was among two Lashkar-e-Toiba militants who were shot dead in an encounter in Shopian last night.

"ShopianEncounterUpdate: 02 terrorists linked with proscribed #terror outfit LeT killed. Identification being ascertained. Further details shall follow," tweeted the Kashmir Zone Police, sharing information about the operation jointly conducted by Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Army.

"One of the killed terrorists has been identified as Jan Mohd Lone of Shopian. Besides other terror crimes, he was involved in recent killing of Vijay Kumar, Bank manager on June 2 in Kulgam district," the police added in another tweet.

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