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
The injured criminal is hospitalized and is stated to be out of danger, police said.
Police said on a specific input generated by Awantipora police regarding presence of terrorists in Tilwani Mohalla Waggad area of Tral, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by police, army, and the CRPF in the said area.
A police team surrounded Thakur as he tried to flee but he opened fire in a bid to escape. He was injured in retaliatory firing by the police. Thakur was then taken to SN Medical College and doctors declared him brought dead.
The terrorists hiding in a house were given an opportunity to surrender but they opened fire at the security forces.
The encounter erupted after a joint team of the police and the army cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about the presence of terrorists.