Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian have killed three terrorists in a fierce encounter — including the TRF commander believed to be the mastermind behind the recent deadly Pahalgam attack.

A top commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Shahid Kuttay, and his associate Danish were among three terrorists killed in a gunfight with security forces in the Keller area of south Kashmir’s Shopian ...