One rebel was killed after a night-long encounter in state capital Srinagar’s Nishat area. ‘A gunfight began late last night after militants hurled grenades and opened fire on security men raiding a house on a tip-off,’ a police officer said on condition of anonymity. ‘One militant was killed. Two other militants managed to flee from the scene,’ he said adding that the identity and group affiliation of the militants was being ascertained.In another incident, security forces shot dead one rebel in the Anantnag district, 50 kilometres south of Srinagar. An Indian Army soldier was also killed in the gun battle.