Security personnel stand guard during an encounter in Nehama village of Kulgam district of J&K. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI An encounter between terrorists and security forces is underway in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said here on Tuesday, May 7, 2023. Also read: Winning over voters in ‘boycott capital’ Srinagar … Read more
Security personnel at the site of an encounter with Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district on April 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Not following usual routes, improved coordination between forces, and additional backup helped security personnel minimise risk and inflict more damage in the April 16 anti-Maoist operation in which 29 alleged Maoists were killed … Read more
Multiple teams of C-60, a specialised combat unit of the Gadchiroli police, and the Central Reserve Police Force’s Quick Action team were sent for a search in the area. “Four Naxalites, carrying a collective bounty of ₹36 lakh, were killed in an encounter with police in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district on March 19,” a senior official … Read more
Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI A Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Friday. Acting on specific intel regarding the presence of a terrorist in Arihal village of the south Kashmir district, security forces launched a cordon … Read more
Intensified vehicle checks at Tamil Nadu’s border with Karnataka at three places in Erode district continued for the third consecutive day, to prevent suspected Maoists from escaping. A Kerala police special forces Thunderbolt team exchanged fire with suspected Maoists in the Uruppumkutty forest in Karikkottakary, in Kerala on November 13, after which five suspected Maoists escaped into the forest area. Of the five, A. … Read more
An exchange of fire began in Rajouri’s Kalakote between hiding militants and security forces. File representative image | Photo Credit: PTI An exchange of fire started on Monday night in Rajouri’s Kalakote between hiding militants and security forces, led by the Army who launched a major anti-militancy operation in the area during the day. Officials … Read more
A 25-year-old Naxalite carrying a reward of ₹14 lakh on his head was killed in an encounter with an elite combat unit of the Madhya Pradesh police in Balaghat district on Friday morning, a senior official said. The Naxalite, identified as Kamlu, was an active member of the ‘Naxali Dalam Tanda Dadekasa’ unit of the … Read more
A terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces near the LoC in Baramulla district of J&K | file photo | Photo Credit: ANI A terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces near the Line of Control (LoC) in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. The identity and … Read more
An view of the Gujarat High Court. File | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji The Gujarat High Court has allowed the discharge plea of a former police official accused in the 2003 encounter of Sadiq Jamal, who the cops had claimed to be a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative. With the acquittal of retired Deputy Superintendent of Police … Read more
Security personnel patrolling in Sukma area, in Chhattisgarh. File photo | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Two Naxals, including a woman, were killed in an encounter with police in Chhattisgarh‘s Sukma district on Monday morning, May 8, 2023, an official said. A cache of explosives and an automatic weapon were recovered from the encounter site, … Read more