AFP, SRINAGAR: Security forces killed a top commander from Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in troubled Indian Kashmir on Thursday, striking a blow against the outlawed militant group, the region’s police chief said. Abdul Rehman, known as Abu Qasim, was killed during a gunfight with security forces overnight outside Kulgam town, 89 kilometres (55 miles) south of the main city of Srinagar, Inspector General Javid Gillani said. “We laid a cordon yesterday and he was shot and killed when he tried to break through,” Gillani told AFP. “This is a major setback for the LeT and its operations,” he said. The militants are seeking independence for the territory or its merger with Pakistan.