A militant owing allegiance to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit was killed Sunday in a gun fighting with Indian army in India- controlled Kashmir, police said, Xinhua reported.
The encounter broke out in the morning in Aarmullah village of Pulwama district, 40 kilometers south of Srinagar, the summer capital of India-controlled Kashmir.
"One militant was killed in a joint operation carried by Indian army and police. The gunfighting broke after the militant holed up in a house opened fire on the search party. The standoff lasted for couple of hours," said police spokesman based in Srinagar.
He said that the operation was carried out on prior information about the presence of militant in the area.
"The gunfighting has stopped and searches are going on," he added.
Gunfighting between militants and Indian army troopers in Indian-controlled Kashmir takes place intermittently.
Police and defense officials maintain that most of the times the operations triggering gun fights are carried out on prior information about presence of militants in specific areas.
There has been a surge in militancy related incidents since Aug. 1.
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