Jammu and Kashmir police Saturday rubbished the reports that stated a civilian was killed during a gunfight in Kiloora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district in which five militants were killed.

“Initially, it came across that one civilian had lost his life in cross firing but subsequent investigation confirmed that no such civilian death had occurred and reports pertaining to the civilian death were inaccurate. Pertinently the encounter later took place in an open area as the hiding militants, taking advantage of darkness came out of the house and fired indiscriminately on Security Forces,” the statement said.