Security forces eliminate four Maoists in Chhattisgarh; DRG Jawan martyred
Security forces in Chhattisgarh neutralised four Maoists in a fierce gunfight in the dense Abujhmad forests along the Dantewada-Narayanpur border late Saturday night.
Security forces in Chhattisgarh neutralised four Maoists in a fierce gunfight in the dense Abujhmad forests along the Dantewada-Narayanpur border late Saturday night.
During these operations, a significant cache of explosives and related materials was uncovered in Lesiang village, Churachandpur district.
In a series of coordinated operations, security forces dismantled camps and apprehended members of the banned militant groups in Manipur’s Imphal East and surrounding districts, police reported on Thursday.
In a continued crackdown on militant activities, security forces conducted a search and area domination operation in the Fungei Ching Ngamukhong area of Thoubal district, Manipur, recovering a substantial arsenal of weapons and explosives.
Security forces said on Friday that they recovered two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and explosive material in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch.
Post the revocation of Article 370, militants have been resorting to civilian killings and threats to instil fear among the people so that the return of normalcy is prevented in the valley.
Jammu and Kashmir was put under virtual curfew on 5 August when the Modi government scrapped Article 370 and split the state into two union territories.
Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir is under a lockdown with Section 144 imposed across Srinagar and other sensitive areas of the Valley.
In an unprecedented move, Union Home Minister Amit Shah proposed in the Rajya Sabha to revoke Article 370, that grants special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
The dramatic security clampdown had already stoked fears of the Centre scrapping Article 35A, which gives exclusive rights to the state’s residents in government jobs and land, or Article 370 which gives autonomous status to the state.
