A suspected militant of the Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) was killed and a jawan injured in a gunbattle in Poonch border district this morning,police said in Jammu on Sunday. On a specific information about the presence of a group of 3-4 militants,Rastriya Rifles (RR) troops and Police launched a search and cordon operation in Bhatti-Dar area of Mendhar tehsil early this morning,said SSP,Poonch,Manmohan Singh. During search operation,joint operation team came under heavy firing from militants,prompting troops to fire back resulting in a fierce gunbattle,he added. The injured jawan has been hospitalised. The body of the militant is yet to be recovered. Troops also launched a cordon and search operation to track down a group of militants in Alal forest belt of Thanamandi teshil in Rajouri district,police said.
