Encounter breaks out in J&K's Shopian, one militant killed

A militant was killed by security forces during an encounter in Shopian district of South Kashmir on early Thursday morning.

An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Chitragam village of South Kashmir's Shopian district in the early hours of Thursday.

One militant, named Anayat Ahmad Dar, was killed in the encounter, the Jammu and Kashmir police said.