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2 terrorists killed near LoC in North Kashmir | India News – Times of India

SRINAGAR: Two suspected Pakistani terrorists were shot dead Thursday near the LoC in Keran sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said. Security forces launched an operation following intelligence about the movement of terrorists along the border, leading to a shootout.The officials said bodies of the slain terrorists haven’t been extricated from the site as the operation was ongoing.According to authorities, Pakistan has been persistently pushing terrorists across the border, prompting Indian forces to be extra vigilant.Early Thursday, BSF troops manning a forward post fired shots at two men moving suspiciously close to the LoC in Sunderbani area of Rajouri district in Jammu region. The men retreated and a search was launched in the area. var _mfq = window._mfq || []; _m...

Doda, Kathua, Poonch: Security forces lost 51 men in Jammu since 2021, walking into repeated ambushes

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Doda, Kathua, Poonch: Security forces lost 51 men in Jammu since 2021, walking into repeated ambushes

New Delhi: The death toll among security forces in the Jammu region between 2021 and now has climbed to a staggering 51 personnel, including the latest killing of three jawans and a Captain in an ambush by unidentified terrorists in Doda, ThePrint has learnt.An analysis of data shared by security agencies and publicly available information determined the casualties among the forces. This year alone, 11 security personnel have lost their lives, including four Army jawans in Doda, five soldiers on 8 July in Kathua, one IAF personnel in May in Poonch and a CRPF personnel in June. Show Full Article Sources in the security establishment pointed out that the kill ratio was stacked against security forces. While 62 terrorists have been shot dead in the Jammu regio...

9Jul

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Shootout breaks out in Doda amid manhunt after Kathua ambush | India News – Times of India

JAMMU: Security forces and terrorists clashed in a remote forest in the upper reaches of Doda district in J&K Tuesday, while helicopters, drones, dogs, snipers, and elite military commandos assisted search teams during a widespread manhunt for the suspected Pakistani gunmen involved in a fatal ambush on an Army patrol in Kathua district Monday afternoon, which left five soldiers from Garhwal Rifles dead.“The gunfight started when security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Goli Ghadi-Bhagwah forest following information about the presence of terrorists in the area. The operation is ongoing and two-three terrorists have been cornered,” an official source said.This marks the fourth shootout in Doda district in a month. Three terrorists were killed in Gandoh-Bhaderwah sec...

26Jun

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Doda Encounter: Three terrorists killed, arms & ammunition recovered, op continues | India News – Times of India

JAMMU: Security forces killed three terrorists in a gunfight in Gandoh-Bhaderwah sector of J&K’s Doda district Wednesday morning, with official sources hailing this as an encouraging outcome of multi-layered search operations the past fortnight in the hilly, forested terrain of Jammu region following four attacks on June 9, 11 and 12.“Based on specific intelligence inputs, a joint op of J&K police and security forces was launched.Contact was established with terrorists and a gunfight followed. Three terrorists were gunned down,” said a police spokesperson.The slain terrorists haven’t been identified yet. As per the officials, the search operation is still underway in the area and security forces also have used drones and a helicopter to have aerial surveillance in the area.The A...

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Security on high alert after movement of suspected armed terrorists spotted in Pathankot | India News – Times of India

PATHANKOT: Security forces are on high alert on Wednesday following the sightings of two suspicious armed individuals moving in villages near the Pathankot district of Punjab, which borders the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.Deputy Inspector General (DIG) , Border Range, Rakesh Kaushal said that the suspicious movement was observed last night. In response, the area was cordoned off, and an alert was issued to other security agencies, including the Border Security Forces (BSF), Army and Air Force.There is nothing to panic, as the security forces have the situation under control, he added.Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Pathankot, Suhail Qasim Mir, said that the two armed suspects were observed moving in the outskirts of Kot Bhattian village in Pathankot, which borders the ...

22Jun

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Three terror associates arrested in Doda, two detained for questioning in Kathua | India News – Times of India

JAMMU: J&K Police, which have launched a massive hunt along with other security agencies to trace the terrorists involved in four back-to-back attacks in Jammu earlier this month, have arrested three terror associates in Doda district and picked up two suspects in Kathua district for providing logistic support to the attackers in their respective areas.Doda SSP Javed Iqbal said Sadar Wani, Mubashir and Sajjad provided food and logistic support to Pakistan-based terrorists in exchange for money. “The three men are residents of Draman in Tanta panchayat of Gandoh sub-division of the district,” he added.Officials said the trio wasbeing questioned at the joint interrogation centre at the district headquarters to get details about the movements of terrorists, who were involved in June 12...

18Jun

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Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter breaks out in Poonch district | India News – Times of India

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16Jun

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Pakistan ‘handlers’ desperate after setbacks in J&K: DGP – Times of India

Jammu: The four attacks on June 9, 11, and 12 in the three frontier districts of Reasi, Kathua, and Doda in Jammu division were desperate attempts by Pakistani “handlers” of the terrorists to sustain their operations following massive setbacks to the terrorism infrastructure in J&K, DGP RR Swain said Saturday.“The challenge is coming from across the border and they (terrorist handlers) have decided to keep the pot boiling,” Swain said.“They have noticed that the days of terrorism (in J&K) are numbered, given the major setback inflicted on the terrorist infrastructure in Kashmir. How can those, whose bread and butter runs on this, give it up so easily?”Swain, accompanied by Jammu zone ADG Anand Jain, made the statement after visiting Seda Sohal village in Kathua, where a villager...

12Jun

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Amarnath yatra, polls to keep security forces busy in J&K | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir, which witnessed record turnouts in the just-concluded Lok Sabha polls, has a rather busy security calendar in the months ahead. With the Amarnath yatra due to start on June 29 and stretching till Aug 19 and the impending polls at various levels — panchayat, urban bodies and assembly, of which the latter even faces a Sept 30 deadline set by the Supreme Court — the security arrangements involving large-scale deployment of central para-military forces across the UT, are unlikely to see any letup.The back-to-back, high-security events may have to be managed such that the assembly polls in the Union Territory are completed by Sept 30, honouring the SC direction dated Dec 2023. Sources in the security agencies indicated that holding polls while the Amarnath yatra...

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Top Lashkar terrorist, aide killed in Pulwama encounter | India News – Times of India

SRINAGAR: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists, including the outfit’s top commander Riyaz Ahmad Dar, were shot dead by security forces following an overnight gun battle in Nihama area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday.One of the longest-surviving terrorists of the outfit, Riyaz, a resident of Sethar Gund in Pulwama’s Kakapora, had been active in Kashmir Valley during the past eight years and was wanted in numerous terror-related cases, said IGP (Kashmir Range) V Birdi, calling the anti-terror operation a major breakthrough for security forces.The other slain terrorist was identified as Rayees Ahmad, a resident of Lerve in Kakapora.Based on intelligence inputs about the presence of the terrorists in Nihama, a joint team of the Army, J&K Police, and paramilitary personnel launc...