A dreaded Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist commander was killed in an encounter with security forces in Sopore in north Kashmir's Baramullah district in the wee hours today.

Official sources said, Sopore Police and 22 Rashtriya Rifles cordoned Chatlora village, 55 kms from Srinagar, at around 1 AM after receiving information that a self-styled divisional commander of foreign origin of the outfit was hiding in the village.

At around 4 AM, when the security forces were conducting search operations, the ultra opened fire and he was killed in the exchange of fire.

The terrorist was operating with the code names Shoaib and Yasir and was active in Sopore area from 2007. He had come to Kashmir in 2002 and was involved in many field killings and attacks on mainstream politicians. The sources described his killing as a great achievement.