State Vision News Service Rajouri, July 22 A militant was killed and two persons, a soldier and a civilian, sustained minor injuries in gunfights between the Army and militants in Jammu and Kashmir s Rajouri district on Monday, officials said. According to officials, a group of militants fired on the house of a recently decorated village defence guard VDG , Parshotam Kumar, in Rajouri s Ghunda Khawas village early Monday. Confirming the attack on X, the Army s Nagrota based White Knight Corps said: Terrorists attacked the house of a VDG at Gunda, Rajouri, at 03.10 hours. A nearby Army column retaliated and a firefight ensued. Operations are continuing. The Army acted on intelligence, anticipating threats to a VDG in a remote area of Rajouri Reasi, the Corps said, adding: Tactical teams swiftly intervened, ensuring no harm to the VDG member Kumar and his family. Later, a cordon and search operation were launched to trace the militants, triggering gunfight, officials said, adding that the security personnel retaliated after the militants threw a grenade, following which they attacked a newly established Army picket in the area Contd. on page 2