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  • Two members of Hizbul Mujahideen’s hit squad neutralised

    Express News Service

    SRINAGAR:  Two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists, who were part of a hit squad, were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Khrew area of Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. A police official said a joint search operation was launched in Khrew based on specific information on the presence of terrorists. After plugging all the possible escape routes, the security forces zeroed-in on a residential house they were holed in. 

    “The terrorists were given many opportunities to surrender. However, they turned down the offer and fired indiscriminately. The fire was returned by the troops, triggering an encounter,” he said. An army official said around 6:30 am, one militant tried to escape from the house by firing at the troops. “He, however, was killed in the ensuing gunfight,” the official added.

    “The second terrorists continued to fire from the house but could not move out. He also was killed in the encounter in the morning,” he said. One AK-47, one pistol and other equipment were recovered from the terrorists, he said. The police identified the slain terrorists as Musaib Ahmad Bhat of Khrew, and Muzamil Ahmad Rather of Pulwama.

    He said both the terrorists were part of Hizb’s ‘hit squad’ and Musaib was involved in the killing of a government employee on July 23. Meanwhile, Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh told security officials to intensify cordon and search operations to eliminate the remaining terrorists.

    He directed the officers to further strengthen and augment intelligence apparatus as well as security grids in their respective areas for the safety and security of the people. The DGP also directed the officers to revisit the security plans of their respective jurisdictions and remain extra alert as militant outfits were continuously trying to foment trouble and disturb the peace.

    The officers briefed the DGP about the measures taken on different fronts with regard to the safety and security of the people of J-K, a spokesman for the police said.

    Omar concerned over spate in attacksFour political workers and the nephew of a political worker have been killed by terrorists in four attacks in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 11 days. The attacks have caused fear among the political workers and former J&K CM and National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah said the renewed trend of targeting politicians by is very worrying. The J&K Apni Party leader  Ghulam Hassan Lone was shot dead outside his house at Devsar in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. It was the 4th attack on the political activists in J&K since August 9. Of the four attacks, three have taken place in south Kashmir’s Anantnag and Kulgam districts and one attack took place in Kandli area of Rajouri in Jammu

  • Two militants killed in encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama

    By PTI

    SRINAGAR: Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday, officials said here.

    Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Khrew in Pampore area of the district following information about the presence of militants there, the officials said.

    They said the search operation turned into an encounter after the ultras opened fire at the security forces which was retaliated.

    In the ensuing encounter, two militants were killed, the officials said.

    They said the identity and group affiliation of the slain ultras was being ascertained.

    Incriminating material including arms and ammunition have been recovered from the site of the encounter, they added.

  • Encounter breaks out between militants, security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama

    By PTI

    SRINAGAR: An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, officials said here.

    The security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Khrew in Pampore area of Pulwama district following information about presence of militants there, the officials said.

    They said the search operation turned into an encounter after the ultras opened fire towards security forces’ positions, which was retaliated.

    There were no casualties reported so far in the operation on either side, the officials said.

  • Five LeT terrorists, Army jawan killed during encounter in Jammu and Kashmir: Police

    Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Hanjin village in Rajpora area of the district, following information about presence of militants there, a police official said.

  • Special police officer, his wife shot dead by militants in J-K’s Pulwama; daughter injured

    By PTI
    SRINAGAR: Militants shot dead a special police officer and his wife in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday, while their daughter suffered injuries, officials said.

    The ultras barged into the house of SPO Fayaz Ahmad at Hariparigam in Awantipora area of the district around 11 pm and opened fire on the family, they said.

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    They were rushed to a local hospital where the SPO and his wife Raja Begum succumbed to injuries.

    Their daughter Rafia has been shifted to a hospital here for treatment.

    Security forces have cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to track down the assailants.

  • Major tragedy averted as security forces destroy IED in Jammu & Kashmir’s Pulwama

    By PTI
    SRINAGAR: A major tragedy was averted on Monday as security forces detected and destroyed an improvised explosive device (IED) in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. A joint team of security forces detected an IED planted near Railway link road at Panzgam under Awantipora police station area, a police official said.

    He said the IED was destroyed by a bomb disposal squad without causing any damage.

  • Militants hurl grenade at security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama

    By PTI
    SRINAGAR: Militants attacked security forces with a grenade in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said.

    No loss of life or injury has been reported in the incident so far, they said.

    About 1820 hours, the militants hurled a grenade upon a CRPF party at Tral town in Pulwama, causing an explosion, a police official said.

  • Three militants gunned down by security forces in Pulwama encounter

    By Express News Service
    SRINAGAR: Three militants died in an ongoing gunfight with security forces at Kakapora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir.

    A joint contingent of police, CRPF and army launched a cordon and search operation at Gath Mohalla area of Kakapora in Pulwama district in the early hours of Friday after receiving intelligence inputs about the presence of a group of 3-4 militants there, a police official informed. 

    He said after plugging off all the possible entry and exit routes, the security men zeroed in on the target area where militants were hiding.

    “The militants were asked to surrender. However, they turned down the offer and fired towards the troops. The fire was returned by the security men and in the ensuing gunfight three militants have been killed,” the official said.

    He said the search operation in the area was going on when reports last poured in. “Arms and ammunition and incriminating material have been recovered from the slain militants,” the official said.

    The police suspect that those killed in the gunfight were involved in Thursday’s militant attack on BJP leader Mohammad Anwar Khan’s residence at the Nowgam area on the outskirts of Srinagar in which a policeman was killed.

  • Encounter underway in Pulwama’s Kakapora, security forces trap three terrorists

    By ANI
    PULWAMA: Three terrorists have been trapped by the security forces at the site of the encounter which is currently underway in the Kakapora area in Pulwama district, police said on Friday.

    “#Encounter has started at Kakapora area of #Pulwama. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow,” said Kashmir Zone Police earlier in a tweet.

    On Thursday, a house guard of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anwar Khan was killed after his residence was attacked by terrorists in Srinagar’s Nowgam.

    “One sentry Rameez Ahmad, critically injured in the attack succumbed to his injuries,” the police had said.

    Preliminary investigation has revealed that the terror attack at the residential guard of Khan was carried out by a group of four terrorists and on the analysis of CCTV footage, it came to fore that a burqa-clad terrorist in a woman’s voice asked the sentry on duty to open the door. The moment the sentry opened the door, two other terrorists started firing indiscriminately at him while the third terrorist snatched his rifle.

    It also indicated that the terrorists linked with proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were involved in the attack. Two local terrorists identified as Shahid Khursheed Dar, resident of Methan Chanapora and Ubaid Shafi Dar, resident of Firdousabad Batamaloo were part of the group.

  • Effective response to Pulwama attack showed India can take strong decisions for its troops: Amit Shah

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said by giving an “effective response” to the 2019 Pulwama attack, India set an example that it can take strong decisions for the respect of its troops.

    Unveiling a book here on the 82-year history of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the largest paramilitary force of the country, Shah said the central armed police forces (CAPFs) like the CRPF are faced with very tough working conditions and they never got their “due recognition”, but his government is determined to ensure that the lives of these personnel and their families are made better.

    “The country remembers the Pulwama attack with a lot of sensitivity and empathy. Forty CRPF personnel were martyred in the incident.

    “But it was the first time that by giving an effective reply, India ensured that this sacrifice of the CRPF personnel did not go waste and set an example that it can take the strongest decision for the respect of its troops,” he said.

    On February 14, 2019, a CRPF bus, which was part of a convoy of 78 vehicles, was targeted between Jammu and Srinagar by a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) suicide bomber who rammed his explosives-laden car into it, killing 39 personnel on board and one trooper on the ground, who was tasked with road-sanitisation duty.

    The Indian Air Force (IAF) carried out an airstrike in Pakistan’s Balakot soon after on February 26, targeting terror camps.

    Shah said he believes this sacrifice will inspire generations as he spoke at the evening event at a CRPF complex in the Vasant Kunj area, after returning from a two-day tour of West Bengal.

    He praised the personnel of the CRPF and those of the other CAPFs, saying they work under very tough conditions and have no definite duty hours.

    “I believe that the way the CAPFs and state police forces work, they never got their due fame and recognition.

    “I am trying to ensure better facilities. I have not been successful yet. But we are working to ensure that the housing satisfaction level among the personnel of the CAPFs reaches up to 85 per cent and that every jawan gets to spend 100 days with their families every year,” the home minister said.

    He lauded the CRPF saying it has made a glorious history for itself and there was no instance where it showed its back in the face of adversity.

    Shah said the book he released, titled “Rashtra Pratham” (country first), will provide inspiration to the serving personnel of the force and even to those who aspire to join it and serve the country.

    “The book aptly describes how anti-nation conspiracies hatched by various elements were thwarted by the force and I hope that more tales of bravery and courage are added to it,” he said.

    Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla also attended the event.

    Earlier in the day, CRPF Director General A P Maheshwari declared that the third Friday in February will henceforth be observed as the “veterans’ day”.

    According to CRPF spokesperson Moses Dhinakaran, the force has about four lakh surviving veterans and a number of them were invited to the events that were held on Friday.

    The about 3.25 lakh personnel-strong Central Reserve Police Force was raised as the Crown Representative’s Police (CRP) under the British in 1939 and a decade later, in 1949, it was re-named as CRPF.

    It is the lead internal security force of the country with three of its main tasks being anti-Naxal operations, counter-terrorist combat in Jammu-Kashmir and tackling insurgency in the northeast.