Kashmir Encounter

Two gun battles broke out between terrorists and security forces in Pulwama and Baramulla districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said

While two terrorists were killed in Kupwara as many were eliminated in Kulgam, they said, adding some more terrorists are hiding and operation was still underway in both the areas

An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said

An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Okay village of Kulgam district which turned into an encounter, a police official said. He said there were no reports of any casualties so far on either side.

An encounter has started between terrorists and security forces at Rajpora area in south Kashmir's Pulwama district, Jammu & Kashmir police officials said on Wednesday.

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said "legitimate doubts are looming" over the authenticity of the encounter in Rambagh area of the city here in which police killed three militants. Officials had said that three militants, including a self-styled commander of terror outfit The Resistance Front (TRF), wanted in the recent civilian killings in the city, were gunned down by security forces on Wednesday. In a tweet, Mufti said, "After yesterday's alleged encounter at Rambagh legitimate doubts are looming over its authenticity". The PDP chief charged that according to reports and witnesses "it seems that the firing was one sided". "Again the official version far from truth is not in line with ground realities as seen in Shopian, HMT & Hyderpora," the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister alleged. The three militants were identified as Mehran Shalla, the self-styled commander of TRF, Manzoor Ahmad Mir and Arafat Sheikh, both residents of Pulwama. According to the officials, .

Three unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter at Rambagh in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar district on Wednesday, officials said

Two terrorists have been killed in an ongoing encounter between terrorists and security forces at Gopalpora area of South Kashmir's Kulgam district

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

A civilian was killed on Sunday in a firing incident near a CRPF camp in J&K's Shopian district.

A massive search operation in the forest areas of Poonch and Rajouri to track down terrorists involved in the killing of seven Army soldiers entered its sixth day on Saturday

Lashkar-e-Toiba commander Umar Mushtaq Khandey is trapped in an encounter with security forces in the Pampore area of Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior police official said on Saturday. Khandey is among the top militants whom the security forces are targeting since a hitlist was released by police in August this year. He was allegedly involved in the killing of two policemen at Baghat in Srinagar district earlier this year, Inspector General of Police (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar said in a tweet. "LeT commander amongst #top 10 #terrorists namely Umar Mustaq Khandey who was involved in #killing of two police personnel at Baghat #Srinagar & other terror crimes trapped in Pampore #Encounter," he tweeted.

Two Army personnel, including a junior commissioned officer, were killed in an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said on Friday.

A fresh encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said.

At least three terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) have been killed during an encounter in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.The police informed that incriminating arms and ammunition were also recovered from their possession."#ShopianEncounterUpdate: 03 #terrorists of LeT (TRF) killed. Identification being ascertained. #Incriminating materials including arms & ammunition recovered. Search going on. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice," Kashmir Zone Police tweeted from its official Twitter handle.The encounter has started at Tulran, Imamsahab area of Shopian on Monday.

Five Army personnel, including a Junior Commissioned Officer, were killed in a fierce gunfight with terrorists during an anti-insurgency operation in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

An encounter between security forces and terrorists started on Monday in the Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, the police said."#Encounter has started at Gundjahangir, #Hajin area of #Bandipora. Police & Security Forces are on the job. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice," said a tweet from the Twitter handle of Kashmir Zone Police.More details are awaited.Earlier on Monday, an unidentified terrorist was neutralised by the security forces in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. A policeman also suffered injuries in the encounter with the terrorist.

Two unidentified militants were killed while an Army jawan was injured in an encounter in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said.

One of the most wanted militants, Mudasir Pandit, and a Pakistani ultra were among the three militants killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in the Sopore area

Three militants involved in the attack on a BJP leader's house in Nowgam area of the city were killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said