J&K: 4 policemen shot dead by terrorists in Shopian
India | August 29, 2018 16:50 ISTThe entire area was cordoned off.
The entire area was cordoned off.
While the rest of India celebrated Eid al-Adha with religious fervour on Wednesday, Kashmir lost four of its sons who were killed by the terrorists on this auspicious day.
The militants fired at the guard post outside NC leader and sitting legislator, Showkat Hussain Ganai's house in Chitragam village at around 4.30 a.m.
In a solemn ceremony at BB Cantt, Lt Gen AK Bhatt, Chinar Corps Commander and all ranks, paid homage to the martyrs on behalf of a proud nation. DGP Jammu and Kashmir Police, SP Vaid and representatives from other security also joined in to pay their respects.
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Earlier, reports had said that the terrorists were believed to be trapped in a house. The gunfight took place in Drusu village, between terrorists and teams of Sopore police along with 22 Rashtriya Rifles.
A longtime member of the US designated Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) and Lashkar e-Taiba (LeT), Dakhil was an operational leader for LeT’s attacks in India between 1997 and 2001.
Taking stock of the situation, the Supreme Court (SC) recently said that mob lynching is a crime no matter what the motive is.
The mother of the abducted SPO had made a passionate appeal to the militants through a video that went viral to spare her son's life who was her only male child.
The Special Police Officer (SPO) was kidnapped late last night from Chan Kitar Tral. He has been identified as Shakeel Ahmad Lone.
Constable Saleem Shah was abducted from his residence in the Mutalhama area of Kulgam district in south Kashmir last night, he said.
The area was cordoned off by the security forces and a search operation was launched
Around 250-275 active militants in Kashmir Valley, says Lt. General Anil Kumar Bhatt.
Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were gunned down by security forces in an encounter in South Kashmir's Kulgam district while a third terrorist surrendered before police.
A joint naka (checkpoint) was established by police and the Army at Tulkhan crossing on the new national highway in south Kashmir, a police spokesperson said.
Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were gunned down by security forces in an encounter in South Kashmir's Kulgam district on Sunday, police said.
The encounter began this afternoon at a village in Kulgam as Jammu and Kashmir Police, along with the CRPF and the Army, were carrying out operations to clear a national highway ahead of the Amarnath Yatra, beginning June 28, a senior police official
"If you make such statements before terrorists, they will kill you but the Army won’t," the Indian Army officer said.
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The terrorists were trained in Alpha 3 camp in Athmuqam area by 28 Baluch of Pakistan Army, the sources added.
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