Srinagar : One militant was killed in an encounter between goverment forces and militants near Trehgam in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district early Friday morning, reports said.

Reports said that one militant was killed and the operation was called off.

Earlier, militants and government forces exchanged fire in the forest area of Kachama in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district last night.

Media reports had said that a group of militants and army’s search party had a stand-off late last night at the upper belt of Kachama forests known as Tunga Top.

A search operation was launched to nab the attackers.