Kishtwar Encounter

Army officer was killed in action and three soldiers were injured during a gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar.

A junior commissioned officer (JCO) is among two security personnel injured during an encounter as heavy exchange of fire continues with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar.

The gunfight began in the Pattan area of the north Kashmir district late Friday after a joint operation was launched by the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir police.

Two soldiers were killed in action during a fierce gunbattle with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar, a senior army officer said.

The three terrorists who were killed in Saturday's encounter with security forces in Ramban were trying to escape from Kishtwar due to a crackdown launched by police and CAPF in the district, Jammu and Kashmir police chief Dilbag Singh said.

A 2011 Delhi High Court blast accused, Amir Ali Kamal, was among two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militants killed on Monday in a shootout with security forces in the mountainous Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. One militant was arrested.

Two top militants of the Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) were today gunned down by security forces in a fierce gun-battle in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.

One police official was reportedly killed in an ongoing encounter between the security forces and militants here in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday morning.

A Hindu militant has been killed in an encounter with the security forces. The Army, which had earlier identified the militant killed in the encounter in Kishtwar on Tuesday morning as Rizwan, later clarified that the militant was actually Subhash.

Three Harkat-ul-Jehadi militants were killed in a gunbattle with troops in Kishtwar district early on Thursday.

Two jawans were killed in a late night encounter in Kishtwar. The area has been cordoned off and search operations are underway.

Army officer was killed in action and three soldiers were injured during a gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar.

A junior commissioned officer (JCO) is among two security personnel injured during an encounter as heavy exchange of fire continues with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar.

The gunfight began in the Pattan area of the north Kashmir district late Friday after a joint operation was launched by the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir police.

Two soldiers were killed in action during a fierce gunbattle with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar, a senior army officer said.

The three terrorists who were killed in Saturday's encounter with security forces in Ramban were trying to escape from Kishtwar due to a crackdown launched by police and CAPF in the district, Jammu and Kashmir police chief Dilbag Singh said.

A 2011 Delhi High Court blast accused, Amir Ali Kamal, was among two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militants killed on Monday in a shootout with security forces in the mountainous Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. One militant was arrested.

Two top militants of the Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) were today gunned down by security forces in a fierce gun-battle in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.

One police official was reportedly killed in an ongoing encounter between the security forces and militants here in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday morning.

A Hindu militant has been killed in an encounter with the security forces. The Army, which had earlier identified the militant killed in the encounter in Kishtwar on Tuesday morning as Rizwan, later clarified that the militant was actually Subhash.

Three Harkat-ul-Jehadi militants were killed in a gunbattle with troops in Kishtwar district early on Thursday.

Two jawans were killed in a late night encounter in Kishtwar. The area has been cordoned off and search operations are underway.