Two persons, including a soldier and a militant were killed and two Security Force (SF) personnel were injured in an encounter in Goosu village in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) of India on July 7 (today), reports NDTV. On a tip off about presence of militants in Goosu village, a joint security operation by the Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) 183 Battalion, Army's Rashtriya Rifles (RR) unit and the Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) had launched the operation at around 5:30 am. The identity of the slain militant is yet to be ascertained.
Meanwhile, militants lobbed a hand grenade towards a SF camp at Delina in Baramulla District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) of India on July 6, reports Daily Excelsior. The grenade missed the intended target and exploded at a distance without causing any damage. In the meanwhile, the militants managed to escape under the cover of darkness, Police said.
Separately, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), on July 6, filed a charge sheet against six people, including suspended Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP), Devender Singh, and a top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) leader, for suspectedly waging ‘war against India’ with the help of Pakistan-based terrorists and members of the Pakistan’s High Commission in Delhi, reports Daily Excelsior. The 3,064-page charge sheet, filed in a Jammu court under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), names ‘self-styled commander’ of the HM terror group Syed Naveed Mushtaq alias Naveed Babu and his alleged network of aides.