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TopicEncounter killings

Topic: encounter killings

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.

2 terrorists killed in Kathua stopped at village for water, scuffle with locals alerted forces

Officers said the terrorists panicked and fired in air after villagers raised a hue and cry. A CRPF jawan died, while a villager was shot in the arm.

On Camera

Resetting Afghanistan ties is geopolitical need. Gandhis are showing their diplomatic ignorance

With two hostile neighbours in the immediate vicinity and one in the greater region, it is imperative that New Delhi forge alliances that can offer some stability.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.