India

LeT commander Uzair Khan killed in Kashmir encounter: Police

LeT commander Uzair Khan has been killed and his body retrieved from the forested area at Kokernag in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district where an encounter between terrorists and security forces was raging on since last Wednesday, officials said on Tuesday.

“Uzair Khan has been killed and his body has been retrieved,” Additional Director General of Police, Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar told reporters.

Meanwhile, the body of missing soldier Sepoy Pradeep Singh was found on Monday evening from the encounter spot. Singh, of the 19 Rashtriya Rifles, hailed from Punjab’s Patiala.

“He had gone missing during the operation that claimed the lives of three security officers including a colonel and a major of the Army and a DSP of the Jammu and Kashmir Police,” an official said.

 

IANS

Recent Posts

Two day Conference on ‘India’s Progressive Path in Administration of Criminal Justice System’ concludes

The two-day-long conference on the theme of 'India's Progressive Path in the Administration of the…

1 hour ago

PM Modi condoles Iranian president Raisi’s death in helicopter crash

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the demise of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in…

2 hours ago

Iran President Raisi, foreign minister dead in helicopter crash, report Iranian media

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has died in the helicopter crash,…

3 hours ago

Indian expatriate Gopi Thotakura makes history, becomes first Indian space tourist

Indian expatriate Gopi Thotakura made history as he became the first Indian space tourist and…

4 hours ago

Goa: Indian Coast Guard rescues a boat and averts a major incident

On Sunday evening, in a swift operation, the team of Indian Coast Guard with Ship…

4 hours ago

Taiwan detects 6 Chinese aircraft, 7 vessels around its vicinity

Taiwan's Ministry of Defense (MND) detected the presence of Chinese military aircraft and vessels around…

4 hours ago