New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- Former Jammu and Kashmir Police Director General S.P. Vaid on Wednesday described the killing of Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Hashim Moosa in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district as a significant achievement for the security forces, saying the operation was carried out jointly by the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

Speaking to ANI, Vaid said the encounter took place in the high-altitude and densely forested Yousmarg area of Budgam district.

"The encounter took place in the Yousmarg area of Budgam district. It is a high-altitude area with thick forests. It happened in the Khourag area, where he was killed. The operation was conducted jointly by the Indi...