Bandipora Encounter

A migrant worker from Bihar was shot dead by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district, police said on Friday. The attack took place around midnight, they said. "During intervening night, #terrorists fired upon & injured one outside #labourer Mohd Amrez S/O Mohd Jalil R/O Madhepura Besarh #Bihar at Soadnara Sumbal, #Bandipora," the Kashmir Zone Police said on Twitter. The police said Amrez was shifted to a hospital for treatment where he succumbed to injuries.

An encounter broke between security forces and terrorists at Watnira area of Bandipora, said Jammu and Kashmir police on Sunday."Encounter has started at Watnira area of Bandipora. Police and Security Forces are on the job. Further details shall follow," Kashmir Zone Police tweeted.According to sources, security forces received input that two-three militants are present in a house in the area."Heavy exchange of fire is underway. Further details are awaited," said sources.In August, a Pakistani terrorist named Babar Ali was killed in the Chhandaji region of Bandipora by security forces.

An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said

The suspected IED consisting a small cylinder with a timer was found near a bridge on river Erin in Bandipore district earlier in the morning

Two Indian Army personnel were also injured in the operation

The firing has stopped for now, but heavy stone-pelting is underway.

The militants opened fire on the security forces, triggering a gun battle

Two commandos of the Indian Air Force elite Garud commando unit killed in the gunfight