<p>A militant was killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Friday.</p>.<p>Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Lalpora area of Pampore in south Kashmir district on Thursday, following information about the presence of militants in the area, a police official said.</p>.<p>He said as the search operation was going on, militants fired indiscriminately, resulting in injuries to two persons.</p>.<p>The injured persons were rushed to a hospital where they are undergoing treatment, the official added. </p>.<p>The security forces maintained a tight cordon of the area throughout the night and in the exchange of firing on Friday morning, one militant was killed, he said.</p>.<p>The identity and group affiliation of the slain militant was being ascertained, the official said, adding that the operation is underway. </p>
<p>A militant was killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Friday.</p>.<p>Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Lalpora area of Pampore in south Kashmir district on Thursday, following information about the presence of militants in the area, a police official said.</p>.<p>He said as the search operation was going on, militants fired indiscriminately, resulting in injuries to two persons.</p>.<p>The injured persons were rushed to a hospital where they are undergoing treatment, the official added. </p>.<p>The security forces maintained a tight cordon of the area throughout the night and in the exchange of firing on Friday morning, one militant was killed, he said.</p>.<p>The identity and group affiliation of the slain militant was being ascertained, the official said, adding that the operation is underway. </p>