Four killed in blast in North Kashmir’s Sopore
Officials confirmed that a mysterious blast took place at the Sher Colony of the city.
Officials confirmed that a mysterious blast took place at the Sher Colony of the city.
The gunfight started in the morning when terrorists fired at a joint team of security forces that had launched a search operation in the area.
In the ensuing encounter, three terrorists, including a top LeT commander, were killed and their bodies were retrieved from the site of the encounter
Army and CRPF have cordoned the area to nab the terrorists behind the attack.
Police identified the killed councillor as Riyaz Ahmad and police personnel Shafqat Ahmad.
Mobile Internet services have been suspended in Sopore and adjoining areas, and restrictions imposed in the town to maintain law and order.
Jitendra Malik was produced in the Bulandshahr court on Sunday where the police asked for his custody for further interrogation in the case.
Soldier had sustained injuries after the security forces laid a cordon and the militants, who were hiding, started firing, triggering the encounter.
An army soldier was injured in a gunfight. He was shifted to a hospital and his condition was stable, a police officer said.
Lance Naik Sandeep Singh was martyred and five Pakistani terrorists killed on Monday in an encounter during which the Army foiled an infiltration bid in the Tangdhar sector in Kupwara district of North Kashmir.