Srinagar, Oct 9 (IANS) A Hizbul Mujahideen militant was killed on Monday in an ongoing gunfight between security forces and militants holed-up in a house in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said.
Security forces surrounded Gatipora village in Shopian in the afternoon following information about a group of militants hiding there.
"When the security forces closed on the house in which the militants were hiding, the militants opened fire at them, triggering a gunfight.
"One militant has been killed in this ongoing operation so far. Initial reports said two to three militants were hiding in the house," a police official said.
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