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In Latehar, Jharkhand, Maoists attacked a CMPDI mining survey site, torching eight vehicles, including drilling rigs, in Torisat village. No injuries were reported. Police suspect active Maoist factions and have launched search operations to apprehend the attackers

The exact identity and affiliation of the slain terrorist are being ascertained. An encounter broke out between security forces and hiding terrorists in Kupwara earlier in the day

The operations were launched over suspicious movements in some parts and as part of an area domination exercise in other places

A police official said that a local armed group came in three vehicles and looted at least six SLRs, three AK rifles, and many different types of ammunition, along with 12 magazines, from the Manipur Rifles outpost at Kakmayai area of Thoubal on Saturday night

The Maoists were killed in a joint operation by the Central Reserve Police Force, SoG Odisha and Chhattisgarh Police along the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border

Sources with Jammu and Kashmir Police told IANS that the exchange of fire took place when a team of security forces were busting a suspected terrorist hideout in the area. Security forces retaliated and opened fire after the terrorists fired a few shots

Bastar Range IG Sundarraj P informed the media that the encounter occurred in the hilly forests of Bandarpathar and Bhejji in the district. Personnel from the District Reserve Guard and CRPF participated in the operation. After returning to the nearest village, the security forces celebrated their success, joyfully embracing each other, displaying their personal weapons, and dancing to folk music.

Districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, Sivasagar will remain 'disturbed area' under AFSPA, states government notification

Search operations conducted in Kakching and Thoubal districts

While one soldier died of splinter injuries caused by a grenade explosion, the another died of bullet injury in the head

Two to three terrorists holed up in the cordon area, officials said, adding that additional forces rushed to area to strengthened cordon and the operation

Gunfight breaks out after security forces launch cordon and search operation following specific inputs about the presence of terrorists

The two arrested naxals also included an area commander, cops also recovered rifles of different calibre

The face-off took place around 8 am on a hill between Bhomra-Hurtarai villages under the Koyalibeda police station area, where a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxalite operation, Kanker Superintendent of Police Indira Kalyan Elesela said.

Acting on specific information about the presence of terrorists in the Chotigam area of the south Kashmir district, the security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation there early in the morning, a police official said.

The search operation was being conducted by the Army and the special operations group in the Kala Jhula forest area.

3 Naxalites were injured in the firing and surrendered before the security forces.

Earlier on Thursday, security forces busted a suspicious hideout in the Mendhar area of Poonch district and recovered IED and other explosives

Srinagar: An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday, police said. The forces launched a cordon-and-search operation at Mumanhal village of the Arwani area in the district after inputs were received about the presence of militants there, a police official said. The search operation […]

Jammu: A gunfight broke out between the terrorists and security forces in the Surankote area of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. Sources said the gunfight was underway at Dori Dhook village in Surankote and two to three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists have been trapped. The gunfight took place after a joint […]