Massive anti-terror offensive intensifies in Rajouri as ‘Operation Sheruwali’ enters sixth day
These terrorists had managed to flee after a brief encounter with security forces on 23 May.
These terrorists had managed to flee after a brief encounter with security forces on 23 May.
The release of the book on Monday underscored its role as a tribute to the fallen jawans and a documentation of the country's long and complex fight against Naxalism.
Fourteen UNLF cadres were arrested separately on March 22 with two INSAS rifles, 100 rounds of ammunition and four vehicles — as Manipur's security dragnet widens across multiple districts.
Retired paramilitary officers have raised concerns that the proposed CAPF Bill could affect implementation of a Supreme Court verdict aimed at improving promotion opportunities for thousands of cadre officers.
In the first such flare-up since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, tensions had escalated in the Valley and parts of the Jammu region a day earlier when groups of mourners allegedly engaged in violence, prompting police to fire teargas shells to disperse the crowds and restore order.
Police said acting on a specific information generated by the Shopian police about the presence of terrorists at village Check-i-Sidique Khan area, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by the police, Army's 34 RR and 178 BN of the CRPF in the said area.
The army said in the eight hour-long operation, Aijaz alias Abu Huraira, a Pakistani terrorist and two other terrorists identified as Javed Rather of Tahab, Pulwama and Shahnawaz Gani of Srinagar belonging to LeT were eliminated by the security forces.
A chopper of Indian Air Force was also requisitioned but could not make it to Padelpada because of bad weather en route, said senior police officials.
Two CRPF personnel, including a sub-inspector, have received bullet injuries during the encounter and have been shifted to hospital for treatment.
It is also true that the insurgent has to succeed once to gain notoriety, while regular successes of security forces are brushed aside. The ambush on an army convoy in Chandel in Manipur leading to 20 dead in June 2015 is a case in point.
