<p>Terrorists targeted a non-local driver in the southern region of Kashmir on Monday (Apr 8) evening. The assailants fired upon the driver hailing from Delhi in Shopian district, a senior police official confirmed to media outlets.&nbsp;</p>

<p>As per initial reports, the driver&nbsp;sustained two gunshots and was rushed to the hospital for treatment&nbsp;and was subsequently referred to a medical facility in Srinagar for advanced medical care. As per the local reports, the area was cordoned off by authorities and a search operation was launched to nab the terrorists involved in the attack.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-andhra-man-kills-daughter-for-being-dark-skinned-wife-reveals-shocking-details-709090">Andhra man kills 18-month-old daughter for being dark-skinned, wife reveals shocking details</a>&nbsp;</strong></p>

<p>In prompt action after the attack, all entry and exit points of nearby areas in Jammu and Kashmir were sealed by security forces&nbsp;and a massive cordon and search operation was launched. Further details are awaited.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Security has been tightened in the area.&nbsp;The attack comes at a time when&nbsp;around 10 days are left for the first phase of polling in the general elections. Voting will be held in the Udhampur constituency of the Jammu region in the first phase on April 19, while in Srinagar polling will be held on May 13 in the fourth phase.&nbsp;<br />
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Terrorists targeted a non-local driver in the southern region of Kashmir on Monday (Apr 8) evening. The assailants fired upon the driver hailing from Delhi in Shopian district, a senior police official confirmed to media outlets.

Terrorists targeted a non-local driver in the southern region of Kashmir on Monday (Apr 8) evening. The assailants fired upon the driver hailing from Delhi in Shopian district, a senior police official confirmed to media outlets. As per initial reports, the driver sustained two gunshots and was rushed to the hospital for treatment and was subsequently referred to a medical facility in Srinagar for advanced medical care. As per the local reports, the area was cordoned off by authorities and a search operation was launched to nab the terrorists involved in the attack. Also read: Andhra man kills 18-month-old daughter for being dark-skinned, wife reveals shocking details In prompt action after the attack, all entry and exit points of nearby areas in Jammu and Kashmir were sealed by security forces and a massive cordon and search operation was launched. Further details are awaited. #WATCH | Jammu and Kashmir | A Taxi driver was fired upon by terrorists in Heerpora Shopian and got injured. The search operation is going on. Details awaited: District Police Shopian. pic.twitter.com/iB8jINieLe — ANI (@ANI) April 8, 2024 × Also read: Man fatally stabbed for staring at two women smoking in Maharashtra; 3 arrested Security has been tightened in the area. The attack comes at a time when around 10 days are left for the first phase of polling in the general elections. Voting will be held in the Udhampur constituency of the Jammu region in the first phase on April 19, while in Srinagar polling will be held on May 13 in the fourth phase. (With inputs from agencies)

Kashmir: Tourist cab driver hailing from Delhi shot at in Shopian, hospitalised

<p>Two terrorists were gunned down on Monday during an exchange of fire with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.</p>

<p>The encounter broke out in Molu-Chitragam area which has now been cordoned off.</p>

<p>According to the source, the duo was killed in retaliation after they fired at the army.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Reports suggest that terrorists opened fire on the Quick Reaction Team of Indian Army's 44 Rashtriya Rifles while they were passing through the area. The operation is now over.</p>

<p>Bodies have been recovered from the area. However, the identification of terrorists is yet to ascertain.</p>

<p>Last week on Friday, three terrorists were killed in Shopian in Dragad Sugan area.</p>


Two terrorists were gunned down on Monday during an exchange of fire with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district. The encounter broke out in Molu-Chitragam area which has now been cordoned off.

Two terrorists were gunned down on Monday during an exchange of fire with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district. The encounter broke out in Molu-Chitragam area which has now been cordoned off. According to the source, the duo was killed in retaliation after they fired at the army. Reports suggest that terrorists opened fire on the Quick Reaction Team of Indian Army's 44 Rashtriya Rifles while they were passing through the area. The operation is now over. Bodies have been recovered from the area. However, the identification of terrorists is yet to ascertain. Last week on Friday, three terrorists were killed in Shopian in Dragad Sugan area.

J&K:  Two terrorists gunned down in Shopian encounter; operation over

<p>A civilian and a police personnel sustained injuries on Monday after terrorists opened fire on a police party in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.</p>

<p>The injured police personnel is a personal guard of a local National Conference leader.&nbsp</p>

<p>The injured have been taken to a local hospital for treatment.</p>

<p>The area has been cordoned off after the gunfight.</p>

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A civilian and a police personnel sustained injuries on Monday after terrorists opened fire on a police party in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district

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2 injured after terrorists open fire on police party in J&K's Shopian

<p>The centre on Friday moved an application in the Supreme Court to quash the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/supreme-court-puts-stay-on-fir-against-major-aditya-kumar-32580" target="_blank">FIR registered against Major Aditya</a> in connection to the Shopian firing incident case.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Supreme Court has already restricted any probe against&nbsp;Major Aditya until the next date of hearing on April 24.</p>

<p>The Jammu and Kashmir government had also apprised the apex court&nbsp;that Major Aditya Kumar&#39;s name does not figure in the FIR lodged against Army personnel involved in the Shopian firing.</p>

<p>Earlier, the father of Army Major Aditya Kumar,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/shopian-firing-majors-father-moves-sc-asks-for-fir-to-be-quashed-32236" target="_blank">Karamveer Singh had also&nbsp;moved the Supreme Court</a> seeking to quash the FIR against his son.</p>

<p>Singh&#39;s demands were based on the claims that the soldiers were exercising their rights to defend themselves.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Three civilians were killed on January 27 when Army personnel retaliated at a&nbsp;stone-pelting mob in Ganovpora village of Shopian.&nbsp;</p>

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The Supreme Court has already restricted any probe against Major Aditya until the next date of hearing on April 24

The centre on Friday moved an application in the Supreme Court to quash the FIR registered against Major Aditya in connection to the Shopian firing incident case. The Supreme Court has already restricted any probe against Major Aditya until the next date of hearing on April 24. The Jammu and Kashmir government had also apprised the apex court that Major Aditya Kumar's name does not figure in the FIR lodged against Army personnel involved in the Shopian firing. Earlier, the father of Army Major Aditya Kumar, Karamveer Singh had also moved the Supreme Court seeking to quash the FIR against his son. Singh's demands were based on the claims that the soldiers were exercising their rights to defend themselves. Three civilians were killed on January 27 when Army personnel retaliated at a stone-pelting mob in Ganovpora village of Shopian. Centre has today moved an application to quash the FIR registered against Major Aditya in connection with the Shopian firing incident case: Aishwarya Bhati, Lawyer of Major Aditya's father Lt Col Karamveer Singh to ANI (File pic) pic.twitter.com/fwIrAu7OHJ — ANI (@ANI) March 9, 2018 ×

Shopian firing: Centre moves Supreme Court to quash FIR against Major Aditya

<p>The Jammu and Kashmir government today told the Supreme Court that Major Aditya Kumar was not named as an accused in the FIR of the January 27 Shopian firing incident in which three civilians were killed.</p>

<p>Taking on record the statement of the state government, the apex court said there should be no investigation till April 24 in the case.</p>

<p>&quot;Let the matter be listed for final disposal on April 24. In the meantime, there shall be no investigation on the basis of FIR till then,&quot; a bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said.</p>

<p>The apex court had on February 12 restrained the Jammu and Kashmir police from taking any &quot;coercive steps&quot; against Army officers, including Major Aditya Kumar, who was earlier reportedly named as accused in the case.</p>

<p>Three civilians were killed when Army personnel fired at a stone-pelting mob in Ganovpora village of Shopian on January 27 this year, prompting the chief minister to order an inquiry into the incident.</p>

<p>The FIR was registered against personnel of 10 Garhwal Rifles under sections 302 (murder) and 307 (attempt to murder) of the Ranbir Penal Code (the penal code applicable in Jammu and Kashmir).</p>

<p>The apex court was hearing the plea of Lieutenant Colonel Karamveer Singh, the father of Major Aditya Kumar, seeking to quash the FIR against his son.</p>

<p>Singh had said in his petition that his son, a major in 10 Garhwal Rifles, was &quot;wrongly and arbitrarily&quot; named in the FIR as the incident relates to an Army convoy that was on bona fide military duty in an area under AFSPA and was isolated by an &quot;unruly and deranged&quot; mob pelting stones, causing damage to military vehicles.</p>

<p>During the hearing today, the counsel representing Jammu and Kashmir told the bench that Major Aditya was not named as accused anywhere in the FIR.</p>

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Supreme court has halted the investigation till April 24 in the case

The Jammu and Kashmir government today told the Supreme Court that Major Aditya Kumar was not named as an accused in the FIR of the January 27 Shopian firing incident in which three civilians were killed. Taking on record the statement of the state government, the apex court said there should be no investigation till April 24 in the case. "Let the matter be listed for final disposal on April 24. In the meantime, there shall be no investigation on the basis of FIR till then," a bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said. The apex court had on February 12 restrained the Jammu and Kashmir police from taking any "coercive steps" against Army officers, including Major Aditya Kumar, who was earlier reportedly named as accused in the case. Three civilians were killed when Army personnel fired at a stone-pelting mob in Ganovpora village of Shopian on January 27 this year, prompting the chief minister to order an inquiry into the incident. The FIR was registered against personnel of 10 Garhwal Rifles under sections 302 (murder) and 307 (attempt to murder) of the Ranbir Penal Code (the penal code applicable in Jammu and Kashmir). The apex court was hearing the plea of Lieutenant Colonel Karamveer Singh, the father of Major Aditya Kumar, seeking to quash the FIR against his son. Singh had said in his petition that his son, a major in 10 Garhwal Rifles, was "wrongly and arbitrarily" named in the FIR as the incident relates to an Army convoy that was on bona fide military duty in an area under AFSPA and was isolated by an "unruly and deranged" mob pelting stones, causing damage to military vehicles. During the hearing today, the counsel representing Jammu and Kashmir told the bench that Major Aditya was not named as accused anywhere in the FIR.

Shopian case: J&K says Major Aditya not named as accused, Supreme Court halts probe

<p>The situation in South Kashmir&#39;s Shopian district was tense after the police today recovered two more bodies, raising the death toll in <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/jk-1-militant-3-accomplices-killed-in-firing-in-shopian-34654">last night&#39;s firing incident</a> on a vehicle to six.</p>

<p>&quot;Two more bodies were recovered in Shopian district this morning,&quot; a police spokesperson said.</p>

<p>Police recovered the body of another terrorist, identified as Ashiq Hussain Bhat of Lashkar-e-Taiba, seven km from Pahnoo where the Army had fired upon two vehicles when they tried to flee from a Mobile Vehicle Check Post. They also fired on the Army and policemen, officials said.</p>

<p>Bhat was a resident of Rakh Karpan.</p>

<p>Besides this, body of a civilian -- Gowhar Ahmed Lone of Chitragam in Shopian -- was recovered from another vehicle near the firing incident. The Army alleged that he was an overground worker of militant groups.</p>

<p>A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant and three civilians, also alleged to be overground workers for the militant group by the Army, were killed in a firing incident last night in south Kashmir&#39;s Shopian district after the ultras fired upon a joint check-point of the security forces.</p>

<p>A police official said a joint MVCP (mobile vehicle check post) near Pohan in Shopian had signalled a car to stop, but it did not. The Army men were fired upon and they retaliated, in which a militant was killed.</p>

<p>Police rushed to the spot and identified one of the deceased as Amir Ahmed Malik, who had joined the LeT militant group in July last year.</p>

<p>Bodies of the others were handed over to their legal heirs, a police spokesperson had said.</p>

<p>&quot;Weapons have been seized and legal proceedings initiated,&quot; he said.</p>

<p>Police personnel were deployed in large numbers to keep a strict watch in militant-infested Shopian area, besides other parts of the Kashmir Valley as separatist amalgam -- Joint Resistance Front -- has given a call for bandh today.</p>

<p>Schools and educational institutes, which were to open today after two-month-long winter break, were closed as a precautionary measure in the Valley.</p>


Police recovered the body of another terrorist, identified as Ashiq Hussain Bhat of Lashkar-e-Taiba

The situation in South Kashmir's Shopian district was tense after the police today recovered two more bodies, raising the death toll in last night's firing incident on a vehicle to six. "Two more bodies were recovered in Shopian district this morning," a police spokesperson said. Police recovered the body of another terrorist, identified as Ashiq Hussain Bhat of Lashkar-e-Taiba, seven km from Pahnoo where the Army had fired upon two vehicles when they tried to flee from a Mobile Vehicle Check Post. They also fired on the Army and policemen, officials said. Bhat was a resident of Rakh Karpan. Besides this, body of a civilian -- Gowhar Ahmed Lone of Chitragam in Shopian -- was recovered from another vehicle near the firing incident. The Army alleged that he was an overground worker of militant groups. A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant and three civilians, also alleged to be overground workers for the militant group by the Army, were killed in a firing incident last night in south Kashmir's Shopian district after the ultras fired upon a joint check-point of the security forces. A police official said a joint MVCP (mobile vehicle check post) near Pohan in Shopian had signalled a car to stop, but it did not. The Army men were fired upon and they retaliated, in which a militant was killed. Police rushed to the spot and identified one of the deceased as Amir Ahmed Malik, who had joined the LeT militant group in July last year. Bodies of the others were handed over to their legal heirs, a police spokesperson had said. "Weapons have been seized and legal proceedings initiated," he said. Police personnel were deployed in large numbers to keep a strict watch in militant-infested Shopian area, besides other parts of the Kashmir Valley as separatist amalgam -- Joint Resistance Front -- has given a call for bandh today. Schools and educational institutes, which were to open today after two-month-long winter break, were closed as a precautionary measure in the Valley.

Death toll in Shopian firing incident climbs to 6

<p>Normal life in Kashmir was affected today due to a strike called by separatists to protest last night&#39;s <a href="http://http://www.wionews.com/india-news/jk-1-militant-3-accomplices-killed-in-firing-in-shopian-34654">firing incident in Shopian</a>, in which six people, including two terrorists, were killed.</p>

<p>Schools, colleges and other educational institutes remained closed due to the strike called by Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL). Public transport was off the roads in most parts of the Valley, but some private vehicles and cabs could be seen plying.</p>

<p>Train services from Baramulla to Banihal have been suspended as a precautionary measure, a railway spokesperson said.</p>

<p>Authorities have imposed restrictions in areas falling under seven police stations of the city as a precautionary measure, officials said, adding these police station areas include Rainawari, Khanyar, Nowhatta, M R Gunj, Safa Kadal, Kralkhud and Maisuma.</p>

<p>Kashmir University has postponed all examinations scheduled for today, a spokesperson of the university said.<br />
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Last night, a joint MVCP (mobile vehicle check post) near Pohan in Shopian had signalled a car to stop, but it did not. The armymen were fired upon and they retaliated, in which six people, including two militants, were killed.</p>

<p>While the militant was found dead on in the site of the incident, bodies of three young men were recovered from a car. Another man was found dead in another car near the scene of the shootout, while the body of another militant was found in Saidapora area of Shopian several km away.</p>

<p>The Army alleged that apart form the militants, the four persons killed in the firing incident were overground workers of militant groups.<br />
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Normal life in Kashmir was affected today due to a strike called by separatists to protest last night's firing incident in Shopian, in which six people, including two terrorists, were killed

Normal life in Kashmir was affected today due to a strike called by separatists to protest last night's firing incident in Shopian, in which six people, including two terrorists, were killed. Schools, colleges and other educational institutes remained closed due to the strike called by Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL). Public transport was off the roads in most parts of the Valley, but some private vehicles and cabs could be seen plying. Train services from Baramulla to Banihal have been suspended as a precautionary measure, a railway spokesperson said. Authorities have imposed restrictions in areas falling under seven police stations of the city as a precautionary measure, officials said, adding these police station areas include Rainawari, Khanyar, Nowhatta, M R Gunj, Safa Kadal, Kralkhud and Maisuma. Kashmir University has postponed all examinations scheduled for today, a spokesperson of the university said. Last night, a joint MVCP (mobile vehicle check post) near Pohan in Shopian had signalled a car to stop, but it did not. The armymen were fired upon and they retaliated, in which six people, including two militants, were killed. While the militant was found dead on in the site of the incident, bodies of three young men were recovered from a car. Another man was found dead in another car near the scene of the shootout, while the body of another militant was found in Saidapora area of Shopian several km away. The Army alleged that apart form the militants, the four persons killed in the firing incident were overground workers of militant groups.

Shopian firing: Strike called by separatists hits normal life in Valley

<p>The father of Army Major Aditya Kumar, booked by the Jammu and Kashmir Police in the firing incident in Shopian, has moved the Supreme Court seeking quashing of the FIR against his son.<br />
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Lieutenant Colonel Karamveer Singh said his son, a Major in the 10 Garhwal Rifles, has been &quot;wrongly and arbitrarily&quot; named in the FIR as the incident relates to an Army convoy on bonafide military duty in an area under the AFSPA, which was isolated by an &quot;unruly and deranged&quot; mob pelting stones causing damage to military vehicles.</p>

<p>The plea, filed through advocate Aishwarya Bhati, said the intention of his son was to save Army personnel and property and the fire was inflicted &quot;only to impair and provide a safe escape from a savage and violent mob engaged in terrorist activity&quot;.</p>

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<p>The unruly mob was requested to disperse and not obstruct military in performance of their duties and not to damage government property but when the situation reached beyond control, a warning was issued to disperse, the plea said.</p>

<p>As the unruly behaviour of the &quot;unlawful assembly&quot; reached peak and when they got hold of a Junior Commissioned Officer and were in the process of lynching him to death, warning shots were fired fire to disperse the violent mob and protect public property, it submitted.</p>

<p>Singh also referred to last year&#39;s incident of a mob lynching of DSP Mohd Ayub Pandith to apprise the top court about the situation in the state and the condition in which Army officials were working to control violent mobs in Kashmir.</p>

<p>&quot;The petitioner is constrained to file the present writ petition for quashing of FIR, directly before this court in view of the extremely hostile situation on the ground, whereby an FIR has been registered by local police against the son of the petitioner, who is a service Army officer and was performing bonafide duties as directed by the Union of India.</p>

<p>&quot;The manner in which the lodging of the FIR has been portrayed and projected by the political leadership and administrative higher-ups of the State, reflects the extremely hostile atmosphere in the State. In these circumstances, the petitioner is left with no other viable option but to approach this court under Article 32 of the Constitution for protection of Fundamental Rights of his son and himself, enshrined under Article 14 &amp; 21 of the Constitution,&quot; the plea said.</p>

<p>The petitioner has sought directions to issue guidelines to protect rights of soldiers and adequate compensation so that no Army personnel is harassed by initiation of criminal proceedings for bonafide actions in exercise of their duties.</p>

<p>It has also sought registration of FIR against persons involved in the terrorist activities which had caused damage to property of the government.</p>

<p>The FIR was registered against the personnel of 10, Garhwal unit of the Army including Major Kumar under sections 302 (murder) and 307 (attempt to murder) of the Ranbir Penal Code.</p>

<p>Two civilians were killed when Army personnel fired at a stone-pelting mob in Ganovpora village in Shopian, prompting the chief minister to order an inquiry into the incident.&nbsp;</p>


The father of Army Major Aditya Kumar, booked by the Jammu and Kashmir Police in the firing incident in Shopian, has moved the Supreme Court seeking quashing of the FIR against his son. Lieutenant Colonel Karamveer Singh said his son, a Major in the 10 Garhwal Rifles, has been "wrongly and arbitrarily" named in the FIR as the incident relates to an Army convoy on bonafide military duty in an area under the AFSPA, which was isolated by an "unruly and deranged" mob pelting stones causing damage to military vehicles. The plea, filed through advocate Aishwarya Bhati, said the intention of his son was to save Army personnel and property and the fire was inflicted "only to impair and provide a safe escape from a savage and violent mob engaged in terrorist activity". Lieutenant Colonel Karamveer Singh said his son, a Major in the 10 Garhwal Rifles, has been 'wrongly and arbitrarily' named in the FIR as the incident relates to an Army convoy on bonafide military duty in an area under the AFSPA, which was isolated by an 'unruly and deranged' mob pelting stones causing damage to military vehicles × The unruly mob was requested to disperse and not obstruct military in performance of their duties and not to damage government property but when the situation reached beyond control, a warning was issued to disperse, the plea said. As the unruly behaviour of the "unlawful assembly" reached peak and when they got hold of a Junior Commissioned Officer and were in the process of lynching him to death, warning shots were fired fire to disperse the violent mob and protect public property, it submitted. Singh also referred to last year's incident of a mob lynching of DSP Mohd Ayub Pandith to apprise the top court about the situation in the state and the condition in which Army officials were working to control violent mobs in Kashmir. "The petitioner is constrained to file the present writ petition for quashing of FIR, directly before this court in view of the extremely hostile situation on the ground, whereby an FIR has been registered by local police against the son of the petitioner, who is a service Army officer and was performing bonafide duties as directed by the Union of India. "The manner in which the lodging of the FIR has been portrayed and projected by the political leadership and administrative higher-ups of the State, reflects the extremely hostile atmosphere in the State. In these circumstances, the petitioner is left with no other viable option but to approach this court under Article 32 of the Constitution for protection of Fundamental Rights of his son and himself, enshrined under Article 14 & 21 of the Constitution," the plea said. The petitioner has sought directions to issue guidelines to protect rights of soldiers and adequate compensation so that no Army personnel is harassed by initiation of criminal proceedings for bonafide actions in exercise of their duties. It has also sought registration of FIR against persons involved in the terrorist activities which had caused damage to property of the government. The FIR was registered against the personnel of 10, Garhwal unit of the Army including Major Kumar under sections 302 (murder) and 307 (attempt to murder) of the Ranbir Penal Code. Two civilians were killed when Army personnel fired at a stone-pelting mob in Ganovpora village in Shopian, prompting the chief minister to order an inquiry into the incident.

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