encounter

Mumbai: As many as 13 Maoists were killed in an encounter in the forests with Maharashtra Police’s C-60 commandos in the Gadchiroli district, a senior cop said on Friday. The encounter started at 5.30 am in a forested area close to Kotmi,…

New Delhi: The four terrorists killed in an encounter on Thursday had been planning a “major attack” on the anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, government officials found out. In the encounter which broke out in the early hours…

Srinagar: Hizbul Mujahideen chief Saifullah Mir, one of the most wanted local militant commanders, was killed in an encounter in Rangreth area, on the outskirts of Srinagar, on Sunday. One of the top terrorist's associates has been taken…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court observed on Monday that it was “appalled” how someone like Vikas Dubey was out on bail despite there being several cases against him. It shows ‘failure of the system,’ said a bench headed by Chief Justice of…

Cuttack: A wanted dacoit was injured in an encounter with police at Naraj on the outskirts of Cuttack on Wednesday. DCP (Cuttack) Akhileswar Singh identified the criminal as Babul alias Sachin Pawar of Nagara in Maharashtra's Amravati…

Bhubaneswar: Even as the country is divided over the encounter deaths of the four accused rapists and murderers in Hyderabad in the wee hours of Friday, Odisha Law Minister Pratap Jena feels police have taken the right action. “The four…

Hyderabad: All four accused arrested in the gang-rape and murder of a Priyanka Reddy, a young veterinarian in Telangana were killed late on Thursday night as they tried to escape during investigations at the same spot where the woman's body…

Rayagada: A wanted criminal was injured in an encounter with the police inside a forest in Odisha’s Rayagada district in the wee hours of Monday. The injured criminal, Hadapa Siba, was admitted to the district headquarters hospital and…

Aska: A criminal was injured after a shootout with police in Ganjam district on Sunday night. Earlier, the criminal, P Sivashankar Dora alias Tingiri, had barged into a Diwali revelry at Pandiapathara village near Aska, police said. Tingri…

Malkangiri: Fearing threat to their lives from Maoists, 13 members of a tribal family left their native village Dabuguda in Malkangiri district on Sunday. After lodging a complaint at the Muduliguda police station, they met Malkangiri SP…