Shillong, April 7 (IANS): A militant was killed in a gun battle when security forces busted a makeshift camp of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) and the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) outfits in Meghalaya on Tuesday, police said.

The incident took place in Durama near the Nokrek peak, when the rebels fired at the security forces who were tracking them, East Garo Hills district police chief Davies Marak told IANS.

Meghalaya's Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) commandos have launched a massive combing operation to neutralise militant activities in the Garo Hills.

The identity of the killed militant was yet to be established.

Five-six rebels were reportedly injured, Marak said, citing preliminary reports.

He said they have not been able to communicate with the security forces there since the area was inaccessible.

A pistol, an improvised explosive device (IED) and rations were seized from the training camp.

The Durama hill range is a vast densely forested area used by rebels of both GNLA and ULFA as a safe sanctuary.