<p>In a joint operation, the army and police threw a tight cordon around the Dhar forest area of Doda district, about 170 km from here, late Friday night following a tip off about the presence of terrorists. <br /><br />"We managed to hole in the group and the gunbattle began this morning (Saturday)," Hemant Lohia, deputy inspector general of police (Doda range), told IANS. <br /><br />"LeT district commander Abu Samama and his bodyguard Barkat Ali were killed in the operation. While Samama was a Pakistani national, Ali was a local militant," said Brig Gurdeep Singh, brigadier general staff of 16 Corps. <br /><br />He added that Samama had been active in this area for the last four to five years and his killing was a big blow to the LeT. <br /><br />One army soldier was injured in the gunbattle. Security forces recovered arms and ammunition from the site. </p>
<p>In a joint operation, the army and police threw a tight cordon around the Dhar forest area of Doda district, about 170 km from here, late Friday night following a tip off about the presence of terrorists. <br /><br />"We managed to hole in the group and the gunbattle began this morning (Saturday)," Hemant Lohia, deputy inspector general of police (Doda range), told IANS. <br /><br />"LeT district commander Abu Samama and his bodyguard Barkat Ali were killed in the operation. While Samama was a Pakistani national, Ali was a local militant," said Brig Gurdeep Singh, brigadier general staff of 16 Corps. <br /><br />He added that Samama had been active in this area for the last four to five years and his killing was a big blow to the LeT. <br /><br />One army soldier was injured in the gunbattle. Security forces recovered arms and ammunition from the site. </p>