Tag: Firing

Sagar: Five members of a family, including a boy, were shot dead allegedly by three relatives after a dispute over a strip of land for constructing a road in a town in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district, police said Saturday. A woman member of the family and two boys escaped unhurt as they had locked themselves […]

Jammu: Heavy firing exchanges took place between Indian and Pakistani troopers on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Friday, police said. “At 8 a.m., the Pakistani troops resorted to shelling and firing of small arms to target Indian military and civilian facilities in the Krishna Ghati sector. “Some shells […]

Jammu: A 10-day-old baby, injured in heavy shelling by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC), died at a hospital on Monday in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The infant, his mother Fatima Jan (35) and another civilian Mohammad Arif (40) were injured when mortar shells fired by Pakistan hit their […]

Srinagar: A gunfight broke out between militants and security forces in Sopore town of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. On specific information about the presence of militants in Warpora area of Sopore, security forces launched a cordon and search operation, a police official said. He said as the forces were […]

Raipur: Seven Maoists were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, police said. The exchange of fire occurred around 6 am in the forest near Sitagota village under Baghnadi police station area, when a team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on an anti-Naxal operation, Deputy Inspector […]

Kalahandi: As the entire country was busy in Independence Day celebrations, an exchange of fire between the security forces and Maoists was reported from Kalahandi district in Odisha today. A huge cache of ammunition including detonators was seized following the encounter at Gundi forest under Sadar Police limits. Four bags containing medicines and other articles […]

Dhenkanal: A man sustained critical injuries on his chest after allegedly being shot at by his elder brother over some family dispute at Beltikiri village under Sadar Police limits of Dhenkanal district on Saturday night. The injured, Bibhu Behera has been admitted to District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) for treatment. According to reports, an altercation erupted […]

Kandhamal: A youth was allegedly killed in an accidental firing from his own gun while he was out for hunting with four other persons in Siangbali forest of Kandhamal district on Saturday night. The matter came to the fore after the dead body of the youth identified as Krishna Nayak reached his home at B. […]

Jagatsinghpur: A youth sustained critical injuries in exchange of fire between two criminal groups at Alavar village in Balikuda area of Jagatsinghpur on Friday. Two persons have been detained in connection with the case. As per reports, the firing incident took place over past enmity during which the youth Debraj Biswal suffered bullet injuries on […]

Nuapada: A contractor sustained injuries allegedly in firing inside the office premises of the Rural Development Executive Engineer in Khariar of Nuapada district on Friday. The injured contractor has been identified as Pawan Kumar Agarwal. Though the exact reason behind the firing is still unclear, three persons who hail from Kantabanji and Khariar have been […]

Sundergarh: Rohit Verma, son of a leading jeweller in the town was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in-front of his shop near Badagaon bus terminal in Sundergarh district on Monday. Another person, who tried to save Verma, has been critically wounded after he came under fire as the miscreants took away a bag containing gold […]