A terrorist of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) group was killed by security forces in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday morning, but a top commander managed to escape, police said.
A joint party of the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the army raided a hideout of LeT commander Salman in Bharath area of the mountainous Doda district, about 200 km northeast of Jammu.
One militant was killed in the ensuing gunfight, a police officer told over phone.
However, the commander managed to escape, he added.