Militant killed in encounter in Sopore

A militant has been killed in an ongoing operation by security forces in militancy-hit Sopore township of Baramulla district on Wednesday,police said.

Acting on a tip off,police and troops of 22 Rashtriya Rifles launched a search operation this morning in village Dooru in the North Kashmir town,55 kms from here,they said.

The hiding militants were asked to surrender,but a gunbattle started when they opened fire.

One militant has been killed in the encounter so far,police said,adding that the identity and group affiliation of the slain militant could not be ascertained immediately as the encounter was still going.