Wanted criminal killed in encounter with UP STF
A notorious criminal carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head was shot dead in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force, police said on Friday.
A notorious criminal carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head was shot dead in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force, police said on Friday.
An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district in the early hours of…
Encounter is still on as two terrorists believed to be trapped in the cordon, Inspector General of Police (Jammu Range) Anand Jain said.
The Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir police gunned down 5 dreaded Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists along the Line of Control in Kupwara district's Machil sector.
The official further said that the District Reserve Guards recovered two bodies of Naxals, along with arms and ammunition
According to the said Jammu and Kashmir Police, two terrorists are suspected to be at the site of the encounter.
The firefight started after a joint team of police and security forces got input about the presence of terrorists in that area.
Two killed terrorists were identified as Hanan Bin Yaqoob and Jamshed, who, according to the police were involved in the recent killing of special police officer Javed Dar in Pulwama.
Additional Director General of Police J&K, Vijay Kumar said that the encounter took place in Thajiwara area of Bijbehara.
Police said that the encounter broke out in Nagbal area of Shopian when security forces and police cordoned the area after information about presence of terrorists.