J&K: Top Hizbul Mujahideen commander killed in Kulgam encounter
India | November 20, 2021 21:15 ISTThe police has identified him as Mudasir Wagay of Malwan village of Kulgam who was active since August 2018 and was in the A+ category of police.
The police has identified him as Mudasir Wagay of Malwan village of Kulgam who was active since August 2018 and was in the A+ category of police.
IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that operation is underway in two villages of the Kulgam district in Kashmir.
Incriminating material and arms and ammunition including an AK-rifle and a pistol were recovered from the Kulgam encounter site.
As per the Kashmir Zone Police, the operation is underway, Further details are awaited.
Earlier in the day, two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists were killed and three security personnel injured in an encounter in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Target killings are on peak in Jammu-Kashmir, where militants have been targeting people from other states. Terrorists had shot dead two civilians and injured another in Kulgam on Sunday, the latest in the series of attacks targeting civilians. Is it the right time for 'Balakot 2.0'? Watch Muqabla with Ajay Kumar.
The United Liberation Front has claimed the responsibility for killing 11 civilians, including two labourers (both migrant workers) in Jammu and Kashmir. Terrorists had shot dead two civilians and injured another in Kulgam on Sunday, the latest in the series of attacks targeting civilians.
At least two labourers were killed and another injured by terrorists in Kulgam district of South Kashmir, prompting the police to direct that all migrants in the Valley be brought to nearest security camps "immediately" for safety, officials said on Sunday.
According to officials, the gunmen entered the rented accommodation of the labourers and fired on them indiscriminately at the Wanpoh area of Kulgam district.
Two police personnel were injured in the terrorist attack on a police party at Manzgam, Kulgam district, said Jammu and Kashmir police officials.
"During checking, 3 persons on a motorcycle and in a car were signalled to stop. On seeing the search party, they tried to flee from spot, but they were chased and apprehended," a police officer said.
Police found the body, wrapped in a tarpaulin, in Mohammadpora in Kulgam.
BJP workers on August 23 held a protest in Jammu against PDP President Mehbooba Mufti over her controversial 'Article 370' remarks.
Javid Ahmad Dar was affiliated with the BJP and was constituency-in-charge for Homeshalibugh in Kulgam District, said reports.
On Thursday, two security personnel and two civilians were injured in firing by LeT terrorists during an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam.
One terrorist of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was killed during an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said on Friday.
The convoy was headed for Srinagar from Jammu when it was attacked.
Kashmir Zone Police said that the cop came under attack when they were busy in managing the traffic at Adijan Crossing on their way back after escorting former minister Abdul Majid Padar to his residence.
Acting on specific information about the presence of militants in the Aharbal area of the south Kashmir district, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there, a police official said.
The gunfight began at Munand area of Kulgam. Police and security forces are on the job.
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