SRINAGAR, July 4: Indian forces raided a militant hideout on Tuesday in the disputed territory of Kashmir, killing a suspected Pakistani gunman, a top police official said. The pre-dawn raid came after ‘sustained interrogation’ of six militants, including two Mujahideen commanders, arrested a few days ago, Kashmir’s director-general of police Gopal Sharma told reporters.

All those arrested and the gunmen killed were members of Hizbul Mujahideen.

The Pakistani was killed on Tuesday morning when security forces raided a house in the village of Galander, setting off a gunbattle, Mr Sharma said. Galander is 20km south of Srinagar. The arrests were kept secret until Tuesday.

The official identified two of the militants as Manzoor Wani, Hizb’s central Kashmir regional commander, and Yasin Itoo, the group’s chief for Srinagar.—AP