Srinagar, July 9 -- A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist identified as Zakir Ganai was killed in south Kashmir's Shopian district on day six of the operation launched by the Army and other security forces, officials said Wednesday.

In an X post, the Army's Chinar Corps said during the joint search operation being conducted by the Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF in Chanapora, "one LeT terrorist, identified as Zakir Ganai, has been eliminated in the firefight".

"Arms, ammunition and other war-like stores were recovered," it said.

Giving details, the officials said that since July 3, gunfight took place twice and Ganai (26), a category C terrorist, was earlier injured.

The terrorist was a resident of Motalhama in adjoining Kulgam di...