In the retaliatory firing, a criminal got bullet injuries on his leg and he was arrested. Subsequently, his two associates were also held after the encounter, police said.
An Army official said soldiers set up a mobile vehicle check point at Budgam following information about movement of terrorists in the area.
Rajasthan: Gangster Raju Theth was killed on Saturday in a hail of bullets outside his house, while another man, Tarachand Kadwasara, was also hit by bullets and died.
The accused sustained bullet injuries in their legs during the operation that was carried out by police personnel from two police stations of the district, they said.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Watho area of Shopian following information about the presence of militants there, a police official said.
At least four weapons were recovered in the operation, of which one is a US-made M1 carbine, officialsaid.
Umesh Pal was shot dead at his residence in Prayagraj on February 25 by an unidentified man while he was getting out of a Hyundai Creta SUV in Prayagraj, the camera footage showed
The ultra was involved in an encounter between security forces and Maoists in September this year at Badhar forest in which a CRPF jawan was killed, the Chatra superintendent of police Rakesh Ranjan said.
The gunfight took place around 7.30 am in Pomra forest under Mirtur police station limits when joint teams of security forces were out on an anti-Maoist...
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Cheki Dudoo area of Bijbehara in south Kashmir's Anantnag district early Sunday morning following...
Jammu and Kashmir: The encounter broke out between security forces and hiding militants in south Kashmir’s Bijbehara area of Anantnag district.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Wanseeran Taripora in the Sheeri area of the Baramulla district following information about the...
Delhi: The officials have identified the two robbers as Shakti alias Sonu (36) and Sachin (24).
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Tangpawa area of the south Kashmir district late Sunday night after specific input about the presence...
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Moolu area of the south Kashmir district in the early hours of Wednesday after receiving specific...
The encounters broke out after police and security forces received specific input about the presence of terrorists in those areas.
Jammu And Kashmir: The officials said security forces launched a cordon operation in Batpora village of Kulgam following information about the presence of...
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation based on specific input in Dangerpora area, falling under Nowgam Police station limits.
Jammu and Kashmir: The officials said one security force personnel was injured in the gun battle, while an unidentified militant was shot dead in the ongoing...
The encounter broke out in the Bomai area of Sopore town Wednesday night after the security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation, a police official...
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Nagbal area of Shopian following information about the presence of militants there.
The arms packet was opened by bomb disposal squad and it was found to have contained one AK-rifle, one magazine, 40 rounds, one pistol, two pistol magazines,...
Not only are fake ‘encounter’ killings by cops rampant across the country, they are wildly cheered by a people who have lost faith in the criminal justice...
Since there is a thin line between exercising the right to self-defence, retaliation and using excessive force, police encounters must always be looked at with...
South Asia has a particularly blood-soaked record of extrajudicial killings as State-sponsored hit squads are always at work, taking out political opponents...
