A Lashkar-e-Toiba militant was today killed while a policeman was injured in an encounter in Bandipora district of north Kashmir.
Acting on specific intelligence input about presence of militants in Hajin area of the district, security forces launched an operation to neutralise terrorists.
A police official said that during the search operation, the hiding militants fired upon the forces, which was retaliated in which a militant was killed.
A police constable was also injured in the gunfight, the official said, adding he has been referred to a hospital here.
The killed militant belonged to LeT outfit, the official said. He said some miscreants pelted stones on the security forces near the encounter site.
Earlier this week, three militants were killed during a gunfight with security forces in south Kashmir's Anantnag district. The bodies were recovered from Awoora village.
The gunfight erupted following information about the presence of the militants hiding in a house in the village.
