Jammu and Kashmir: One arrested as security forces bust militant hideout in Kulgam, arms and ammunition seized
India | Mar 13, 2019, 09:43 AM ISTMohammad Ayoub Rather, a resident of Yaripora, was arrested.
Mohammad Ayoub Rather, a resident of Yaripora, was arrested.
Any casualties in the incident were still not known.
Arms and ammunition were recovered from the encounter site, the official said, adding that no collateral damage has been reported.
A police official told PTI that the search operation turned into an encounter after the militants fired upon the forces.
The area has been cordoned off and a combing operation is underway to nab the attackers.
The encounter which started late on Friday night in Chowgam area of Qazigund is still underway.
The SPO was declared brought dead after he was taken to the hospital.
Constable Saleem Shah was abducted from his residence in the Mutalhama area of Kulgam district in south Kashmir last night, he said.
Clashes broke out between protestors and security forces in Hawoora Mishipora village in Qoimoh area of Kulgam in south Kashmir, a police official said here.
Constable Javaid Ahmad Dar was reportedly kidnapped by three men from Shopian while he was on his way to a local chemist on Thursday (July 5).
The encounter began this afternoon at a village in Kulgam as Jammu and Kashmir Police, along with the CRPF and the Army, were carrying out operations to clear a national highway ahead of the Amarnath Yatra, beginning June 28, a senior police official
"If you make such statements before terrorists, they will kill you but the Army won’t," the Indian Army officer said.
Shahnawaz Ahmad Mir, a resident of Bugam in Kulgam, was apprehended during random checking at naka point set up at Takia Adijan in the district, a police spokesman said.
According to reports, the grenade exploded outside his residence due to which terrorists missed their target.
The youth identified as Arif Ahmad Lone was injured after protesters in Hawoora village pelted stones at an Army patrol party. Doctors said the youth is stable.
Inspector General of Police Muneer Khan said that all three are local terrorists and that they were radicalised. They have been identified as Atta Muhammad Malik, Shamshul Waqr and Bilal Sheikh.
Two separate gunfights erupted this morning between security forces and militants in Kulgam and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Srinagar: Moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference yesterday called for a march to Shopian on Friday to protest against continued curfew and express solidarity with the people of the south Kashmir district."The decision was taken at
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