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TopicEncounter killings

Topic: encounter killings

6 Maoists killed in Andhra Pradesh, day after Madvi Hidma’s encounter

Officials confirmed that the Maoists were trying to enter Andhra from Chhattisgarh & Telangana, & have arrested 50 people & seized a large amount of weapons & explosives.

Militants ambush Pakistani paramilitary troops, 11 killed in encounter

Roadside bombs hit the convoy near the Afghan border before opening fire during which 9 paramilitary soldiers and 2 officers were killed.

J&K LG Sinha assures justice in Gujjar youth killing, vows support for terror victim families in state

Parvez Ahmad (21), a Gujjar from Nikki Tawi, was killed in police crossfire in Jammu, sparking protests as his family alleges an 'innocent' was killed in a 'staged encounter'.

Operation Mahadev: 3 terrorists with suspected links to Pahalgam attack killed in J&K

Security forces, acting on an intelligence input, launched operation in Mulnar area of Harwan Monday morning. Two rounds of gunshots heard as security forces carried out searches.

7 maoists killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur during first fortnight of June

After a series of fierce encounters in the national park area where security forces were conducting several intensive anti-Maoist operations, 2 high-ranking maoist leaders were killed.

5 brothers, 4 of them Maoists. Ravi’s encounter marks end of Gajarla family ties to CPI (Maoist)

Gajarla Ravi alias Uday ‘used to put up posters, run errands for Maoists since age 7’. At the time of his death, he was senior-most Maoist leader in Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border areas.

4 Naxals, head constable killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar

A joint team of security personnel was engaged in an anti-Naxal operation when a gunfight broke out Saturday in a forest along the border of Narayanpur and Dantewada.

Amid ‘fake encounter’ claims, UP DGP issues guidelines, emphasises need for autopsy & photos from site

In letter to senior officers, UP DGP has issued 16 guidelines to be followed in encounter cases. Opposition has alleged that latest encounters in Sultanpur & Bahraich were fake.

At least 3 army personnel, one police officer injured in encounter with terrorists in J-K’s Kulgam

Security forces received intel late Friday night about terrorist movement in Arigam. Upon reaching the spot, an encounter began after the terrorists opened fire.

One of two civilians injured during Anantnag encounter succumbs to injuries, death toll rises to 3

Two Army personnel were killed and two civilians injured in a fierce gunfight with terrorists in the Ahlan Gagarmandu forest area of Anantnag district Saturday.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.