India, July 8 -- A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist was killed in a joint security operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said on Wednesday.

Officials did not immediately disclose the identity of the slain terrorist or share further details of the operation. However, sources told HT that the militant killed in the encounter was identified as Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Zakir Gania.

The operation was carried out jointly by the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Shopian, the Army's Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), officials said.

Giving the details of the action, Jammu and Kashmir Police said in a post on X, "One Lashkar terrorist neutralised by SOG Shopian, in a Jt Op, along with RR and C...