Pakistani LeT militant killed in encounter in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: A Pakistani Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) militant wanted in many terror cases including the killing of two policemen in Bandipora recently was gunned down in an encounter with security forces in the Harwan area here on Sunday, police said.
A cordon and search operation was launched by the security forces in the Theed Harwan area of Srinagar based on specific input about the presence of a terrorist there. “When the presence of the trapped terrorist was ascertained during the search operation in the morning, he was given ample opportunities to surrender. However, he fired indiscriminately upon the joint search party, which was retaliated leading to an encounter,” a police spokesman said. The ultra was identified as Safiulla alias Abu Khalid alias Shawaz, a resident of Karachi, Pak. Militant associate held in Anantnag
Security forces on Sunday arrested a militant associate in Anantnag and seized ammunition from
him, police said. “Anantnag Police and (Army’s) 1 Rashtriya Rifles arrested a terrorist associate, Feroz Ahmad Zargar alias Kamraan, a resident of Gratbal Quimoh Kulgam,” a spokesperson said. CRPF trooper kills self in Ganderbal
A CRPF trooper shot himself dead on Sunday in Ganderbal. Sources said trooper Deonath Yadav of 118 battalion who hailed from Mirzapur in UP, committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in the Gund area of the district. Cop hurt in terrorist firing at Pulwama
Terrorists fired upon a cop and injured him at Bandzoo area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama. Police said probe revealed terrorists fired upon Mushtaq Ahmad Wagay, a resident of Bandzoo Pulwama near his house at Bandzoo area of Pulwama. Mortar explosion kills BSF jawan in Jaisalmer
A BSF jawan was killed and 4 others were injured in a mortar explosion in the Kishangarh firing range in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer on Sunday. The incident took place when the BSF jawans of the 136 batallion had come to take part in a training exercise. The dead was identified as Sandeep Singh.