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Indian security forces on Sunday killed a militant in Chattergul Harpora area of Ganderbal district of India's northern Jammu and Kashmir state.
The gun battle began early in the morning when police got information about the presence of militants in the area, which is about forty kilometers away from Srinagar, the provincial capital of the northern Jammu and Kashmir state.
When challenged and asked to surrender, the militants retaliated and opened fire on the security forces, which resulted in a heavy exchange of gunfire between the two sides.
Security forces claimed that one militant was killed in the ensuing gun battle. Forces are still combing the area as they expect more militants to be present.
Before the onset of winter, there are fears of increase in rebel incursions in conflict-ridden region of Kashmir from neighboring Pakistan as thereafter, the Himalayan Mountain passes shall be blocked by snow.
Since Indian Kashmir first witnessed insurgency in 1980s, nearly 50,000 people have been killed in the strife-inflicted region.
