Tag: Encounter

All the three terrorists were Pakistani nationals, said the police.

Both the terrorists, equipped with suicide vests and sophisticated weapons, were killed in the encounter on Friday, averting a major suicide attack in the city.

As the security forces zeroed in on the spot where terrorists were hiding they came under a heavy volume of fire that triggered the encounter.

In another gunfight between the forces and terrorists in the Serch area of Ganderbal district in central Kashmir in the early hours of Saturday, a member of proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was killed, the official said

As the security forces zeroed in on the spot where the terrorists were hiding they came under a heavy volume of fire that triggered the encounter.

The exchange of fire is going on and further details are awaited, he added.

"He was shifted to the government medical college hospital in Anantnag were doctors declared him dead on arrival," a source said, adding: "The area has been cordoned off."

Upon receiving information about the presence of militants at Nowgam Shahabad in Anantnag district, security forces launched a cordon and search operation on Wednesday night

As the security forces zeroed in on the spot where terrorists were hiding they came under a heavy volume of fire that triggered the encounter.

An ultra has been killed, and as per last reports, the operation is going on, the official said, adding that the identity and the group affiliation of the slain militant are not yet known.

The spokesman identified the slain militant as Safiulla alias Abu Khalid alias Shawaz, a resident of Karachi in Pakistan.

Addressing a press conference, Gadchiroli SP Ankit Goyal said the police had received intelligence inputs about two days before the Saturday operation about the presence of a Naxal camp in the Mardintola forest in the Gyarapatti area of the Korchi tehsil.

Cuttack: Commissionerate police on Friday night arrested a notorious criminal after an encounter. The accused identified as Anil Behera alias Chiku, who suffered a bullet injury on his leg, has been admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital. His condition is said to be stable. Sources said Chiku was wanted by Purighat police in connection […]

Berhampur: The Ganjam police has nabbed another dreaded criminal Jay Pradhan after an encounter at Changudidei Hill in Digapahandi block of the district late last night. Acting on a tip off about the movement of Pradhan and his associate in the area, a special team of Digapahandi police laid a trap to nab the duo. […]

Bolangir: A dreaded criminal Babul Mahanand was arrested following an encounter by Titlagarh Police on Saturday. Babul, who has sustained a bullet injury on his leg, is now undergoing treatment at VSS Medical College & Hospital in Burla. Acting on a tip-off regarding the movement of the criminal, Titlagarh Police had conducted a raid. However, […]