A top Lashkar-e-Toiba commander was killed in an encounter with security forces in Bandipora district in Jammu and Kashmir, today.

Official sources said, the terrorist was killed during a joint search operation by security forces and state police in Bandipora. When the security forces were sealing the area, the terrorists hiding there opened fire.

Security forces also retaliated and in the encounter, a top LeT commander was killed.