Chhattisgarh Police on July 6 demolished a Communist Party of IndiaMaoist (CPIMaoist) camp and seized pipe bombs and other explosives after a fierce gunfight with the Maoists in Bijapur District, reports news.webindia123.com. The encounter took place in the Erumgunda forests when the force, which is engaged in search operation in the forested area since July 2, came under fire, Superintendent of Police (SP) K.L. Dhruv said. A trooper reportedly sustained minor injuries. Read less...
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A soldier was killed and another injured in an encounter between a group of infiltrators and Army at Gogledar in Furkian sector along Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara District on July 23, reports Daily Excelsior. Sources said that Army spotted 34 infiltrators near the LoC fence in Furkian sector of Kupwara and challenged them leading to a fierce encounter. Two Army men of 13GR were injured in the gun battle and the encounter continued for around an hour. The injured have been identified as Hawaldar Anok Thapa and Hawaldar Kamal Pardana and both were shifted to 92 Base Hospital at BB Cantonment in Srinagar this morning. However, Hawaldar Anok Thapa was declared brought dead due to excessive blood loss. Read less...
Two cadres of the I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFBIKS), identified as Jwngsar Basumatary alias Laudum and Phungkha Narzary, were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Jharbari area under Serfanguri Police Station in Kokrajhar District on July 24, reports The Sentinel. According to Kokrajhar Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sreejit T, based on specific inputs about the movement of NDFBIKS cadres in Jharbari, a joint operation was launched on Sunday (July 24) evening by Kokrajhar Police, 3rd Rajput Regiment of the Army and 210 Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) in the North of Jharbari area, where two cadres of the outfit were neutralized. The NDFBIKS cadres opened fire on the operational party first and the party retaliated, killing two cadres. He also said that two 7.65mm pistols, five rounds ammunitions of 7.65mm pistols, four fired cases of 7.65mm pistols, seven 7.62 mm AK47 fired cases, two Chinese grenades and a backpack were recovered from their possession. Read less...