RAJOURI: A militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Rajouri district on Friday morning, officials said.
A joint cordon and search operation was launched by the army and police on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday after noticing suspicious movement in the forest area of Dassal Gujran near Rajouri, a defence official said.
He said the search operation turned into an encounter after the militants fired upon the forces, who retaliated. The firing continued through the night.
Jammu and Kashmir Additional Director General of Police Mukesh Singh said one militant was killed and the operation is going on.