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31 suspected Maoists, 2 jawans killed in Bijapur encounter
RAIPUR: In an encounter in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, 31 suspected Maoists and 2 jawans were killed. The operation involved multiple security forces.

Updated on Feb 09, 2025 03:12 PM IST
Chhattisgarh: 8 slain Maoists include Area Committee, Militia Company members
The Chhattisgarh police said that the death toll in Saturday’s encounter in Bijapur is likely to go up and the search is in progress

Updated on Feb 02, 2025 08:30 PM IST
8 Maoists killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur
Police said that the death toll may rise as they believed that some Maoists, who sustained bullet injuries, are in the jungle

Updated on Feb 01, 2025 07:04 PM IST
Two Maoists killed in gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand: Police
A jawan has also sustained bullet injury and has been shifted to Ranchi for treatment where his condition is stated to be stable

Published on Jan 29, 2025 12:31 PM IST
Chhattisgarh encounter: 14 Maoists killed in op, Amit Shah says ‘mighty blow’
The tally includes two women Maoists who were killed on Monday in the same operation, police said, adding that the toll may increase.

Updated on Jan 21, 2025 12:59 PM IST
UP STF gun down 4 members of Mustafa Kagga gang, inspector critically injured
STF inspector Sunil Kumar (52), who was leading the team, suffered three bullet wounds in the stomach during the cross firing.

Updated on Jan 21, 2025 09:40 AM IST
Chhattisgarh: 2 women Maoists killed, 1 CoBRA jawan injured in encounter
Gariaband superintendent of police Nikhil Rakhecha said that the injured jawan was airlifted to Raipur for medication and his condition is said to be stable

Published on Jan 20, 2025 07:35 PM IST
Kashmir: Securitymen, terrorists exchange fire in Sopore
Army’s Chinar Corps said the operation was carried out after receiving an intelligence input regarding suspicious activities. The area in and around Zaloora village has been cordoned off.

Updated on Jan 20, 2025 07:36 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
Bengal undertrial prisoner, who fled from custody, dies in encounter with police
The undertrial prisoner had fled from custody on Wednesday in Bengal’s North Dinajpur district after shooting at police personnel with a pistol

Published on Jan 18, 2025 02:22 PM IST
3 suspected Maoists killed in Bijapur, arms & explosives recovered
The operation, which began on Saturday, was launched based on intelligence inputs about Maoist activity in the dense forested region of the park

Updated on Jan 12, 2025 01:28 PM IST
Maoist killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Gariaband
Police said they recovered the body of a Maoist, who is yet to be identified, and an automatic weapon from the e encounter site

Published on Jan 04, 2025 02:43 PM IST
Pilibhit encounter: Khalistani terrorists gave fake IDs at hotel, say cops
2 locals who accompanied the three suspected Khalistani terrorists to a local hotel taken into police custody

Updated on Dec 27, 2024 08:18 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Kashmir: Property attached for sheltering militants
On July 6, four terrorists were killed in an encounter in the same house in Kulgam. The single-storied house has been attached under Section 25 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 by the Yaripora police station

Updated on Dec 14, 2024 08:18 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
Key Maoist leader among 7 killed in Telangana encounter
Seven CPI (Maoist) members, including a ₹20 lakh bounty leader, were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Telangana's Mulugu district.

Updated on Dec 02, 2024 04:53 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
7 Maoists killed in first major encounter in Telangana's Mulugu district
The elite anti-Maoist Greyhounds forces spotted the maoists in the Chalpaka forest and ordered them to surrender, the police said.

Updated on Dec 01, 2024 03:50 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Shivam Pratap Singh
Chhattisgarh: 10 Maoists killed in Sukma encounter, AK-47 rifles recovered
The encounter took place in the jungles of Korajuguda, Dantewada, Nagaram, and Bhandarpadar of Sukma district.

Updated on Nov 22, 2024 02:22 PM IST
Karnataka govt rejects calls for probe into killing of Maoist Vikram Gowda
Gowda (46) was killed in an alleged exchange of fire between the ANF and a group of Maoists near Peetebailu village in Kabbinale area near Hebri of Udupi.

Published on Nov 20, 2024 02:15 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Pathi Venkata Thadhagath
Maoist leader Vikram Gowda gunned down
In first such operation in the southern state in 13 years, the ANF of the Karnataka police gunned down senior Maoist leader Vikram Gowda during an encounter in the Kabbinale forests of Udupi district

Updated on Nov 20, 2024 06:50 AM IST
Coovercolly Indresh, Bengaluru
5 Maoists killed in encounter in Abujhmad forest: Chhattisgarh Police
Police said two security personnel sustained injuries during the operation and they are receiving immediate and advanced medical care

Updated on Nov 16, 2024 01:59 PM IST
Ritesh Mishra S Kareemuddin
10 militants killed in encounter with CRPF in Manipur's Jiribam
Manipur violence: One CRPF jawan was also injured in the encounter.

Updated on Nov 11, 2024 08:01 PM IST
J&K: Army JCO killed, 3 soldiers injured in gunfight with terrorists in Kishtwar
A JCO of the Indian Army's special forces was killed in action while three more soldiers were injured in a gunbattle with terrorists in Kishtwar

Updated on Nov 10, 2024 06:21 PM IST
Two terrorists gunned down in J&K’s Sopore
The fresh gunfight comes in the backdrop of a string of terror attacks and encounters in Jammu and Kashmir after its first elected government since the revocation of Article 370 in 2019 was sworn in on October 16

Updated on Nov 09, 2024 05:06 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
Army, J&K Police launch operation in Baramulla as terrorists open fire
There has been a spike in terrorist activity in Jammu and Kashmir. A terrorist was killed in an encounter in Kupwara district, officials said on Thursday.

Updated on Nov 08, 2024 07:11 AM IST
J&K: 'Foreigner' among 2 terrorists killed in Anantnag encounter, say police
Anantnag encounter: 2 terrorists were killed in encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag.

Updated on Nov 02, 2024 03:29 PM IST
5 Bahraich violence accused arrested, two of them injured in encounter
Those arrested identified as Mohd Faheem, Moh Sarfaraz and Abdul Hameed, who are named accused in the FIR, and two others, Mohd Taleem and Mohd Afzal, says DGP

Updated on Oct 18, 2024 07:12 AM IST
Two criminals arrested after encounter in Agra division
Aligarh police arrested Dinesh Kumar, a robbery suspect with a ₹50,000 reward, after an encounter. Firozabad police also nabbed gangster Ishtiyaq, wanted for 14 cases.

Updated on Oct 14, 2024 08:33 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Agra
Maoists claim 35 cadres killed in October 4 encounter in Abujhmad forest
The Chhattisgarh police had earlier said that 31 Maoists, including 18 men and 13 women, were killed in the October 4 encounter in Abujhmad forest

Published on Oct 14, 2024 06:45 PM IST
Toll in Chhattisgarh’s biggest anti-Maoist op increases to 31
Of the 31 slain Maoists, authorities have identified 16 who carried a cumulative bounty of ₹1.30 crore.

Updated on Oct 06, 2024 12:59 AM IST
Ritesh Mishra, Bastar
S KareemuddinJ&K: 4 security personnel, police officer injured in Kulgam encounter
The encounter broke out in Adigam village in the Devsar area of Kulgam district after security forces launched a cordon and search operation.

Published on Sep 28, 2024 12:27 PM IST
Badlapur case | Bombay HC's 6 tough questions: ‘Why was accused shot in head?’
Badlapur encounter: Bombay HC said shoot-out of Akshay Shinde could have been avoided and urged for probe into his death to be carried out in a fair manner.

Updated on Sep 25, 2024 05:05 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar