Tag: Encounter

The firefight started after a joint team of police and security forces got an input about the presence of terrorists in that area.

"One local terrorist of proscribed terror outfit LeT killed in Moolu encounter. Operation going on," police said.

The Police added that acting on specific information generated by them regarding the presence of terrorists in Dangerpora area of Nowgam, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by the Police and the Army.

Police said as per its records, the killed terrorist was a categorised terrorist and involved in terror crime cases, including attacks on Police and Security forces.

Acting on specific information generated by the Shopian Police regarding the presence of terrorists in Hushangpora village in Nagbal area on Tuesday, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by the police, Army and CRPF.

Searches are on to trace the terrorist, who was injured in the encounter.

The gunfight started on Saturday evening after a joint team of police and security forces received an input about the presence of terrorists in the area.

As per a report, Rundu, a habitual offender was on the radar of police for his involvement in several criminal cases in the region.

The firefight started after a joint team of police and security forces got an input about the presence of terrorists in that area.

The operation being carried out by the Anti-Gangster Task Force is going on at Bhakna village close to the Attari border, where gangsters Manpreet Singh, alias Mannu, and Jagroop Singh, alias Rupa, both the key accused in Moosewala's killing, were holed up.

In self defence, the security forces returned fire.

Shah and his Kashmiri accomplice Dar were arrested from Tuksan Dhok after they were tactifully disarmed by local residents.

Police sources said the two, moving suspiciously along the LoC in Keran sector of Kupwara, were noticed by the alert army troops and challenged.

As per initial reports, the criminal has sustained injury in the encounter and has been admitted to Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH).

The police added that during the initial exchange of fire, one terrorist was killed and the arrested terrorist leading search party also got trapped.