Jaish-e-Mohammad operational commander killed in IoK, claims India

India claimed on Monday to have killed the operational commander of Jaish-e-Mohammad who he dubbed as mastermind behind the attack in Sunjuwan area of occupied Kashmir last month.

At least 10 people, including six Indian Indian soldiers, were killed in an attack on an army base in Sunjuwan in the Indian occupied Kashmir.
The operational commander of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) Mufti Waqas was shot dead in a joint operation of the Indian army, police and central reserve force, India Today reported quoting Srinagar based defence spokesperson Col Rajesh Kalia The forces launched an operation on a tip off that a terrorist was present in Awantipur in the held valley.
According to Kalia, a gunfight subsequently broke out during which the militant was killed.
The colonel went on to add that an AK-47 rifle was recovered from the alleged militant’s possession.
Kalia also claimed that there were no civilian casualties or “collateral damage” during the gunfight
The report termed the death of the militant a major setback for the organisation as it said that his predecessor Noor Mohammed Tantrey was killed in December last year.
Pakistan strongly rejected the blame game played by some Indian officials who started pointing accusing fingers at Pakistan, who wrongly claimed the attackers were from Pakistan who sneaked through the highly-militarised LoC last year.