Jammu and Kashmir: Let Terrorist Naveed Jhutt Killed in Encounter Was ‘Pakistani’, Will Ask Home Ministry to Send His Body to Islamabad, Says DGP Dilbagh Singh

He said Jhutt, a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, had managed to give them the slip in six different encounters but the forces finally managed to pin him down on Wednesday.

LeT terrorist Naveed Jhutt, who was killed in an encounter on Wednesday, was a Pakistani national, Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh said. (Photo Credit: ANI | Twitter)

Srinagar, November 28: LeT terrorist Naveed Jhutt, who was killed in an encounter on Wednesday, was a Pakistani national, Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh said, adding that they will write to the Union Home ministry to inform Islamabad to take his body. Jhutt, who was wanted in connection with the assassination of journalist Shujaat Bukhari and had escaped from custody in February, was killed in an encounter in central Kashmir's Budgam district Wednesday morning.

"We'll be writing to the ministry of home affairs to informing Pakistan to take the body," Singh told PTI. Jammu and Kashmir: Journalist Shujaat Bukhari’s Murder Accused LeT Militant Naveed Jhutt Killed in Encounter, Say Officials.

He said Jhutt, a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, had managed to give them the slip in six different encounters but the forces finally managed to pin him down on Wednesday.

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