Militant killed in encounter near Jammu

Jammu: A militant was killed in an encounter on Friday near Jammu, police said.

The incident took place at around 5.45 a.m., when a police team was randomly checking vehicles near the Nagrota toll post on the Jammu-Srinagar highway and intercepted a Srinagar-bound truck.

The terrorists who were inside the truck fired at the police, injuring one policeman.

The police retaliated and shot dead one militant.

The other terrorists said to be a group of two to three, ran towards the forest area.

A search operation was underway to track down the militants.