A militant was killed in an ongoing gunfight with the security forces in Srigufwara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday, police said.
A police spokesman said on Twitter that one unidentified militant was so far killed in the gunfight.
Earlier, an official said that the gunfight broke out after a joint team of the police and security forces launched a search operation in Srigufwara.
He said the militants opened fire on the forces, who retaliated, triggering off a gunfight.