LeT militant killed, soldier injured in Zaloora gunfight

Srinagar: A Lashker-e-Toiba militant was killed and a soldier injured in a gunfight between militants and joint team of police and army in Sopore town of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, official sources said on Monday.They said that acting on specific information, police and 10 Garhwal rifles of army launched a joint cordon-and-search operation in Gujjarpati Zaloora area in the Sopore town. The militants hiding in the area opened fire on the team which was retaliate by them. Intermittent exchange of fire between the two sides continued throughout the night, they said. One militant was killed in the gunfight while a soldier K Singh was injured and was evacuated to hospital for treatment.DIG north Kashmir, Muneer Ahmad Khan confirmed to that a militant was killed in the gunfight. “One militant, Abu Maaz, reportedly from Lashker-eToiba militant outfit was killed and arms and ammunitions were recovered from his possession,” he said, adding, “Searches in the area were continuing.”