Noorullah Nazari, the spokesperson for Taliban’s army unit in Badakhshan Province, announced the commencement of poppy eradication operation in Darayim and Argo Districts, afintl.com reports on May 10. Nazari emphasised that this operation will be conducted by army units in collaboration with local people.
12 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were gunned down in an encounter with security personnel in a forest area near Pidia village under Gangaloor Police Station limits in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh on May 10, reports The Hindu. Two security personnel were also injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by Maoists during the operation. Based on inputs about the presence of the commander of PLGA (People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army) Company No. 2 of Maoists Vella and Gangaloor area committee secretary Dinesh Modiyam, along with 100 to 150 cadres in the forest, personnel belonging to the District Reserve Guard (DRG) from Bijapur, Dantewada, and Sukma districts, Bastar Fighters, the Special Task Force (STF), the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), and its elite unit CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) were involved in the operation. After the guns fell silent, the bodies of 12 Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists, LWEs] were recovered from the spot, a Police official said, adding their identities were yet to be ascertained. Besides, a barrel grenade launcher (BGL), a 12-bore gun, a country-made rifle, BGL shells, a huge cache of explosives, Maoist uniforms, bags, medicines, and Naxal publicity materials and literature were seized from the gunfight site, the official added.
On May 8, one terrorist of The Resistance Front (TRF), identified as Mumin Mir, was killed in a gunfight with Security Forces (SFs) in Kulgam District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports The Daily Excelsior and India Today. The development follows a day after a top ‘commander’ of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) offshoot TRF, Basit Dar, and his associate, Faheem Ahmed Baba, were killed by SFs in the encounter. Dar was on the 'most wanted list' of security agencies and carried a bounty of INR 10, 00, 000. He was involved in more than 18 cases involving the killing of Police personnel and civilians.
On May 10, an encounter broke out between Security Forces (SFs) and terrorists in Sanei Top area in Poonch District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports The Daily Excelsior. SFs launched search operations in Bansatgarh area and other areas in Udhampur District of J&K. “It is believed to be the same group of terrorists that attacked a vehicle of the Air Force on May 5 in which air warrior, Vikky Pahade, was martyred and 4 other air warriors were injured. Since May 5, security forces have launched an operation in Poonch and Rajouri districts to trace the terrorists,” an official said.
On May 10, Security Forces (SFs) arrested an active cadre of Manipur Naga Revolutionary Front (MNRF) identified as, K. Gaijailung (41) from Langol in Imphal West District of Manipur, reports Manipur Police on X. He was involved in extortion from construction companies in Noney District.
On May 10, Manipur Police arrested an active cadre of People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak-Progressive (PREPAK-PRO), identified as Huidrom Mishal Singh (24) from Imphal East District of Manipur, reports Manipur Police on X. One 9 mm Pistol along with four live rounds with magazine were recovered from his possession.
On May 10, Border Security Force (BSF) stated on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, that BSF troops successfully recovered one drone (DJI Mavic 3 Classic) in a harvest field in Daoke village of Amritsar District of Punjab.
On May 10, BSF stated on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, that based on information, troops successfully recovered one packet of suspected heroin (gross weight: 550 grams) from a harvest field in Rosse village in Gurdaspur District of Punjab. The narcotics were wrapped in yellow adhesive tape, and a copper wire loop and a lighter were also found tied to the packet.
Two children were injured in a remote control improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Panwal village of Jiwani in Gwadar District of Balochistan on May 10, reports Dawn. Levies officials said that unknown miscreants planted an IED, which detonated, injuring two children who were playing in the area. The victims were identified as Abu Baqar and Arman. “We have also recovered an unexploded IED that was planted in the area,” said a Levies officer.
Unidentified assailants blocked the M-8 highway of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in the Jusak area of Turbat in Kech District of Balochistan and set fire to several trailers headed to Punjab on May 10, reports The Balochistan Post. The trailers, traveling from Gwadar to Punjab, were intercepted by the assailants who stopped the vehicles for inspection before setting them on fire. Following the incident, the assailants issued warnings and released the drivers unharmed. While no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, it is important to note that Baloch groups have a known presence in the area. Similar attacks in Balochistan have previously been attributed to these groups.
Security Forces (SFs) allegedly enforced disappeared a Baloch man, identified as Hussain, son of Haji Khalid Hussain, in Panjgur District of Balochistan May 9, reports The Balochistan Post. The victim Hussain is employed at a bank. Today, as he reached his home, SF raided his house and whisked him away.