An Indian Army captain was killed, the second loss of an officer in less than 10 days in Jammu and Kashmir, and four guerrillas of the Hizbul Mujahideen terror outfit were shot dead in a gunfight on Thursday, officials said.

Captain Deepak Sharma was killed in the battle which began on Wednesday and resumed Thursday morning in Dadsara village, 35 km from here in south Kashmir Pulwama district, army spokesman Col JS Brar said.