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Cyberabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar paid tributes to Murali Krishna in the presence of CRPF Officers and State Police Officials.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Manihal area of the district following information about presence of militants there.

A police official said the search operation turned into an encounter after militants opened fire on the security forces who retaliated.

The militants opened fire on security forces when they were conducting a search and cordon operation on Wednesday in Kandipora.

According to IG Bastar P Sundarraj, on the morning of February 24 around 10 am, there was an encounter between security forces and Naxals in the forest hill of village Kukur.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Shalgul forests in Srigufwara area of the district following information about the presence of militants.

The gunfight took place around 10 am in a forest located between Surnaar and Tetam villages when a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on an anti-Naxal operation.

According to the official, two jawans sustained injuries during the operation and they have been hospitalised for treatment

The encounter took place in the Kreeri area after the security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about the presence of terrorists.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Baba Gund Khaleel area in Anantnag district following information about presence of militants there, a police official said.

Teams of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the 223rd battalion Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were involved in the operation.

The security forces have seized one AK rifle and two pistols from the encounter site.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Tikken area of Pulwama district in the early hours of the day on receiving information about the presence of terrorists.

The gunfight broke out when a patrolling team of the DRG was cordoning off a forest near Hakwa village.

The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Kolhan Range said that after several rounds of firing, the Naxals fled deep inside the forest.

The gunfight took place at around 5 am in Darbha forest under Kutru police station limits when a joint team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the District Force was out on an anti-Naxal operation.

The encounter took place around midnight in the Barachatti forest area of the district, that is about 100 kms from the state capital here.

They were travelling in a truck on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, which was intercepted by the police at a toll plaza near Nagrota.

The Chief Minister said Mahesh would be remembered in history as the one who sacrificed his life for the country.

A police official said as the search operation was going on, militants fired indiscriminately, resulting in injuries to two persons.