Author: Mukhtar Ahmad in Srinagar
Publication: Rediff on Net
Date: March 28 2001
The Jammu and Kashmir police on
Wednesday said they had eliminated the chief commander of the Lashkar-e-tayiba
Tariq Mehmood alias Salah-ud-din in a chance encounter in central Budgam
district.
K Rajendra DIG (Srinagar and Budgam
range) told rediff.com that the deceased was a Pakistani national and was
one of the most wanted militants.
"He died in a chance encounter with
the Special Operations Group near Parhoo village in central Budgam district
late on Wednesday afternoon," Rajendra said.
He said the Tariq Mehmood was involved
in the suicide attacks on Srinagar airport and the Police Control Room.
There is no word yet from the Lashkar
on the issue.
