Six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, carrying a cumulative bounty of INR 3.8 million, were killed in an encounter in a forest near Gobel and Thulthuli villages under Orchha Police Station limits in the Narayanpur District of the Bastar Division of Chhattisgarh on June 7, reports Business Standard. Three District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel, Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Kachru Ram Korram (45), and constables Manglu Ram Kumeti (47) and Bharat Singh Dharal (23), also sustained critical injuries in the encounter. After the encounter, during a search of the site, bodies of six Maoists clad in 'uniform' were recovered from different places, along with two.303 rifles, one.315 bore rifle, 10 Barrel Grenade Launcher (BGL) shells, one Self-Loading Rifle (SLR) magazine, a cooker bomb, five bags, and a huge cache of explosives, medicines, and items of daily use. Four of the six slain Maoists were identified as Masiya alias Mesiya Mandavi (32), sniper team ‘commander’ and platoon no. 2 section A ‘commander’, Ramesh Korram (29), ‘deputy commander’, Sanni alias Sundari, party member, and Sajanti Poyam, who was a member of the PLGA company no. 6 under the east Bastar division of Maoists. These four were carrying a reward of INR 800,000 each on their heads. The remaining two slain Maoists were identified as Jailal Salaam, who was active as Bayanar ‘area committee member (ACM) ‘and carried a reward of INR 500,000 on his head, and Janani alias Janni (28), carrying a bounty of INR 100,000 on his head.
On June 5, Assam Rifles and Nagaland Police arrested three active cadres of Khango Konyak led National Socialist Council of Nagaland -Khaplang (NSCN-K) from Noklak District, along the Indo-Myanmar border in Nagaland, reports India TodayNE. 22 pistols, two muzzle-loaded rifles and four rounds of .22 pistol ammunition were recovered from their possession.
On June 7, Border Security Force (BSF) and Tripura Police arrested one person identified as Abu Salam Bhuiya from Motinagar village in West Tripura District of Tripura and recovered a 7.65 mm country-made pistol with one magazine and five live rounds of ammunition from his possession, reports Northeast Now.
On June 7, Indian Army along with Manipur Police launched an operation in Sangthong area of Bishnupur District of Manipur and recovered a carbine machine gun, a .303 rifle, a country-made mortar, five grenades, a rifle grenade, two mortar bombs, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), live rounds of ammunition and other war-like stores, reports Northeast Now.
On June 7, the Indian Army along with Manipur Police launched an operation in Imphal East District of Manipur and recovereda 9mm carbine machine gun, a 2-inch mortar, an improvised heavy calibre 60mm mortar, a country-made mortar, several live rounds of ammunition and other war-like stores, reports Northeast Now.
Border Security Force (BSF) stated on X, formerly Twitter, that during the early hours of June 7, BSF troops recovered a damaged drone (Hexacopter) in Ghoga village, located in Amritsar District of Punjab.
On June 7, the Special Operation Group (SoG) and Security Forces (SFs) initiated a search operation in the forested areas near the Balaji Temple in Mujeen in Sidhra region of Jammu District, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), reports Daily Excelsior.
On June 5, National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court in Panchkula District of Haryana, sentenced two accused, identified as Kasim and Najmuddin alias Najmu to five years and 15 days and four years and 10 days to rigorous imprisonment respectively with INR 20, 000 fine each, reports NIA. Earlier, NIA filed chargesheet against the two accused on August 26, 2019, in Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) seizure case.
National Investigation Agency (NIA) attached the property of Popular Front of India (PFI) operative, identified as Subair, involved in the murder case of C. Sasikumar, Spokesperson of Hindu Front, Coimbatore, on September 22, 2016, at Chakra Vinayaka Temple in Coimbatore District in Tamil Nadu, reports NIA on June 7. The property is attached by the orders of NIA Special Court, Poonamallee, Chennai. NIA said it found during investigation that Subair had, in 2020, transferred his property, purchased in 2012, to his mother via a gift settlement deed.Since the transfer took place after the commission of the crime and post filing of the chargesheet, it was seen by the NIA as an attempt to thwart legal action against Subair.
On June 7, Assam Chief Minister (CM) Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "In the last 3 years, due to the sustained efforts of our Govt and with active support from Govt of India, peace and stability have become permanent features in the State. Almost all major militant groups have surrendered and joined the mainstream to create a 'Viksit Assam' (Developed Assam),” reports India TodayNE. He said that the Assam government and the Central government signed four major peace accords with insurgent groups - the Karbi outfits -Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF), Karbi People's Liberation Tigers (KPLT), People's Democratic Council of Karbi-Longri (PDCK) and United People's Liberation Army (UPLA); Adivasi groups - Adivasi People's Army (APA), All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA), Adivasi Cobra Military of Assam (ACMA), Birsa Commando Force (BCF) and Santhal Tiger Force (STF); Dimasa militant outfitDimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) and Pro-Talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF).Sarma further highlighted that the 2020 peace pact with National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) led to the surrender and rehabilitation of 9,583 cadres.
Two soldiers were killed when Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) cadres ambushed a Security Forces (SFs) foot patrolling unit in Zamoran area of Kech District in Balochistan on June 5, reports The Balochistan Post. BLA ‘spokesperson’ Jeeyand Baloch claimed responsibility in a media release.
A member of a Government-backed militia, locally known as ‘death squad’, identified as Hamza, was killed by unidentified assailants in Shoor Parod area of Kalat District in Balochistan on June 5, reports The Balochistan Post. The assailants also seized his weapon during the assault. Hamza had previously survived multiple attacks. Though no group had claimed responsibility for the attack, there were earlier instances of killing of ‘death squad’ members by the Baloch insurgent groups.
Three soldiers sustained injuries when Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) cadres used an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) to target a military vehicle in Gilli area of Buleda tehsil (revenue unit) in Kech District of Balochistan on June 5, reports The Balochistan Post. BLA ‘spokesperson’ Jeeyand Baloch claimed responsibility of the attack.
Three Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel sustained injuries when Baloch Republican Guards (BRG) attacked CTD vehicle with gunfire and two hand grenades near Jianni area of Sohbatpur District in Balochistan in the night of June 5, reports The Balochistan Post. BRG ‘spokesperson’ Dostain Baloch while claiming responsibility of the attack reiterated that their attacks would continue until the “liberation of Balochistan” is achieved.
Two soldiers sustained injuries when Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) cadres attacked a checkpoint at an Army camp in Espilinji area of Mastung District in Balochistan on June 2, reports The Balochistan Post. BLA ‘spokesperson’ Jeeyand Baloch claimed responsibility of the attack.
An imam of a mosque was shot dead by unidentified assailants near a mosque in Bara area of Khyber District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 7, reports The Khorasan Diary. Imam was identified as Abdul Nasir from the Ahle Hadith sect, said Police.
The Defence Ministry was told on June 7, that 98 missing person’s cases are still pending in Peshawar High Court (PHC), reports ARY News. Deputy Attorney General Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sanaullah, submitted a report on missing person’s cases to the Defence Ministry. According to the report, 226 cases of missing persons were disposed of from February 1 to May 24. This is a 5-month report on missing person’s cases, and the Deputy Attorney General is working to ensure that these cases are decided quickly. It is pertinent to mention here that the Missing Person Commission disposed of 3,793 cases out of 6,051 cases in 2019. The Commission report stated, a total number of 5,915 cases were received by the Missing Person Commission of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) up to end of March that year. During last month 136 more cases were received by the Missing Person Commission and the total numbers of cases reached to 6051.