In Jammu and Kashmir, self styled chief of the Jaish-e-Mohammad militant outfit, Sajjad Afghani and his bodyguard were killed in an encounter with the security forces near Dal Lake in Srinagar yesterday. Acting on specific information, the police followed a private car moving along Foreshore road on the banks of the Dal lake and intercepted the vehicle. Officials said, the militants opened firing on the police, who retaliated and in the ensuing brief encounter Afghani and his bodyguard were killed.