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 said.
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 system
South Asia has a particularly blood-soaked record of extrajudicial killings as State-sponsored hit squads are always at work, taking out political opponents and critics
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Nagbal area of Shopian following information about the presence of militants there.
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 a critical eye, say experts
The secret killings are not the first cases of alleged extrajudicial killings in Assam. Since the 1990s, individual cases of extrajudicial killings have been reported in the state.
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, 10 rounds, and two grenades, he said.
The culture of rifles among Adivasis, aided by the ever-increasing deployment of paramilitary forces, has permanently mutated the central Indian forests in Chhattisgarh.
The pro-Indian government militia, Ikhwan-ul-Muslimeen—that targeted Pakistan-backed militants in Kashmir—was launched in 1993 by popular folk...
Additional Director General of Police (Kashmir Zone) Vijay Kumar said the three Lashkar men including highly wanted Lateef Rather were trapped in the...
There were no reports of any casualties so far on either side, a police official said.
Delhi: The robbers of ‘Namaste Gang’ would greet people with folded hands before stealing valuables from them have been arrested, the police said.
According to a police official, a search operation turned into an encounter after the militants opened firing on the security forces, who retaliated.
Time has come for encounter (killings). Our government will take stringent action. We will not give any chance for such activities by forming special squads....
The security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation at Brayihard Kathpora in Kulgam following information about the presence of terrorists there, a...
The police said the gangsters Jagroop Singh Roopa and Manpreet Singh alias Mannu Kusa were killed in the encounter that last for more than four hours,
According to police, the encounter had started at Hadigam area of the south Kashmir district during the night. However, the militants surrendered before the...
Jammu and Kashmir: The two militants affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were killed at Nawapora in Mir Bazaar area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam, an official...
Jammu And Kashmir: Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Nowpora-Kherpora in Trubji area of Kulgam, following information about presence of...
Three militants have been killed in two separate encounters taking place in Kashmir since the last 24 hours.
An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama.
Jammu and Kashmir: The officials said the killed terrorist has been identified as a Pakistani, affiliated with proscribed terror outfit Lashker-e-Taiba.
According to Inspector General of Police, Kashmir zone, Vijay Kumar, one of the slain militants was identified as Jan Mohammad Lone, who was allegedly involved...
As per the documents and other incriminating materials recovered from the encounter site, one of the killed terrorists has been identified as Abdullah Goujri,...
One of the deceased LeT militants has been identified as Junaid Sheergojri while the other two are Fazil Nazir Bhat and Irfan Ahmad Malik, according to Kashmir...
