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  • 4 militants killed in J&K gunfights

    Express News Service

    SRINAGAR:  Four militants including two commanders, and a soldier were killed in twin gunfights in Shopian and Kulgam districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Police said the slain militants were involved in killing a carpenter from UP and two labourers from Bihar last week.

    A police official said that on specific input about the presence of militants, the police, CRPF and army personnel launched a joint cordon and search operation in Dragad area of Shopian. “During the operation, the militants were given an opportunity to surrender. They turned down the offer and fired on the troops,” he said.The fire was returned by the troops, triggering an encounter.

    In the ensuing gunfight, two militants of The Resistance Front (TRF) were killed and three army men injured. The injured soldiers were evacuated to a military hospital, where one of them, identified as Sepoy Karanveer Singh, succumbed. The deceased militants were identified as Adil Hussain Wani, resident of Shopian, and Shakir Ahmad Wani resident of Pulwama. 

    According to IGP (Kashmir)Vijay Kumar, Adil was district commander of LeT (TRF) and active since July 2020. “He was involved in the killing of carpenter Sageer Ahmad of UP,” the IGP said. Sageer was shot dead by militants at Litter area of Pulwama on October 16. A police spokesman said one of the killers of the carpenter was a resident of Litter village in Pulwama and got active recently after joining the militant folds.  

    Another gunfight erupted in Sopat area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district in the evening. In the brief gunfight, two militants, including a Lashkar commander Gulzar Ahmed Rishi, were killed, IGP Vijay Kumar said. He said both the militants were involved in killing two migrant labourers (Raja Reshi Dev and Joginder Reshi Dev, both from Bihar) at Wanpoh, Kulgam on October 17.

  • Two militants killed in encounter with security forces in J&K

    By PTI
    SRINAGAR: Two unidentified militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in a residential area of the city on Friday, police said.

    Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Danmar area, falling along Safakadal-Soura road, here in the early hours of Friday following information about the presence of militants, a police official said.

    He said the search operation turned into an encounter after militants opened firing towards security forces positions which was retaliated.

    Two militants were killed in the ensuing gunfight, the official said, adding the identity and group affiliation of the slain militants was being ascertained.

  • 3 LeT militants including Pakistan commander killed in Pulwama gunfight

    By Express News Service
    SRINAGAR: Three militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba including a Pakistani commander were killed in a nocturnal gunfight with security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said.

    A police official said acting on specific inputs about the presence of militants, a joint contingent of police, CRPF and army launched a search operation in main town Pulwama yesterday evening.

    He said after plugging all the possible escape routes, security personnel zeroed-in on the target area where the militants were hiding.

    “After finding themselves trapped, militants opened fire on the troops. The fire was returned by security men, triggering an encounter,” the official said.

    In the ensuing gunfight, which continued till the morning today, three Lashkar militants were killed

    IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar said two of the three militants killed were locals and another was a Pakistani militant Aijaz alias Abu Huraira.

    “Aijaz was commander of the outfit,” he said.

    Today’s encounter is the 8th encounter in the Valley in last fortnight.

    In these encounters, 21 militants and an army jawan have been killed.

  • Eight militants killed in encounter with security personnel in Assam

    By PTI
    DIPHU: Eight Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) militants were on Sunday killed in an encounter with security forces in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district, along the Nagaland border, a senior police officer said.

    Earlier, he had claimed six died in the exchange of fire, as the bodies of two others were yet to be recovered.

    Acting on a tip-off, a team of police officers and Assam Rifles personnel launched an operation, led by West Karbi Anglong Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Prakash Sonowal.

    An exchange of fire ensued between the security personnel and the militants in Michibailung area, following which eight members of the outlawed outfit were gunned down, the officer said.

    Six bodies were initially recovered, and two others, suspected to be that of the outfit’s top leaders, were spotted later in the day during combing operations in the remote region, along the interstate border.

    Four AK-47 rifles and several rounds of ammunition were found in the possession of the slain militants, the senior officer pointed out.

    Search operations had been underway in the district since last week after a priest was killed in Daujiphang area, he said, adding that more details are awaited about the encounter.

  • Four militants gunned down in encounter with security forces in J-K’s Shopian

    Express News Service
    SRINAGAR: Four militants were killed in an ongoing encounter with security forces in south Kashmir’s Shopian district.

    A police official said a joint contingent of police, CRPF and army launched a cordon and search operation in Manihal area of Shopian in the early hours today after receiving inputs about presence of a group of militants there.

    He said after laying siege to the area, militants zeroed-in on the militant positions and asked militants hiding there to surrender.

    However, the militants turned down the offer and fired on the troops. The fire was returned by the troops, triggering an encounter.

    An army spokesman in Srinagar said four militants have been killed in the gunfight so far.

    He said an AK rifle and two pistols have been recovered from the slain militants.

    The operation against the militants, he said, was going on.

    According to police, identity of the slain militants and the outfit to which they owed allegiance was being ascertained.

    It is the second gunfight in Shopian in two weeks.

    The security forces last week killed two Jaish-e-Mohammad militants including top commander Wilayat Lone alias Sajjad Afghani in a three-day long encounter in Rawalpora area of Shopian.

    At least eight houses were damaged in the 3-day gunfight.